Nicholos Wethington
Could Antimatter Be Powering Super-Luminous Supernovae?
Explosions are almost always cool, and supernovae are some of the most spectacular and violent explosions in the Universe. In…
Seeing Inside the Earth with Neutrinos
You know what it's like to get an X-ray done: you go to the doctor, get in a large machine,…
How to Keep a Venus Rover Cool
In comparison to a mission to Venus, missions to Mars or the Moon are a cakewalk. With temperatures exceeding 450ºC…
Tunguska Meteoroid’s Cousins Found?
It's a cosmic whodunit: a meteorite exploded in the air near a remote part of Russia called Tunguska in 1908,…
The Tiger Stripes and Geysers are Linked on Enceladus
Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most peculiar objects in the Solar System. We now know there are geysers…
Japan’s Mission to the Moon Blasts Off
If you think the Americans are going to be dominating lunar exploration, think again. Many countries are considering our heavenly…
Mars Has Had Many, Many Ice Ages
The polar ice caps on Mars have been there for a long time; although, they haven't always stayed the same…