Paul Scott Anderson
Opportunity Rover Finds Intriguing New Spherules at Cape York
Mosaic image of the spherules in the rock outcrop on Cape York at Endeavour crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech /…
New Analysis of Clay Deposits in Ancient Martian Lakes
[/caption] Mars was once a much wetter world than it is now, with hot springs, rivers, lakes and perhaps even…
Does Mars Still Shake, Rattle and Roll?
[/caption] Compared to Earth, Mars is a relatively quiet planet, geologically speaking. Actually, very quiet, as in pretty much dead. While it…
Exciting New ‘Enceladus Explorer’ Mission Proposed to Search for Life
Along with Jupiter's moon Europa, a tiny Saturnian moon, Enceladus, has become one of the most fascinating places in the…
35 Years Later, the ‘Wow!’ Signal Still Tantalizes
Since the SETI program first began searching for possible alien radio signals a few decades ago, there have been many…
‘Stealth Merger’ of Dwarf Galaxies Seen in New Images
[/caption] Space may be vast, but accidents can still happen, like when galaxies "collide," usually resulting in the smaller one…
Scientists Find New Clues About the Interiors of ‘Super-Earth’ Exoplanets
[/caption] As we learned in science class in school, the Earth has a molten interior (the outer core) deep beneath…
Tidal Heating on Some Exoplanets May Leave Them Waterless
[/caption] As the number of exoplanets being discovered continues to increase dramatically, a growing number are now being found which…
New Computer Simulations Show Earth’s Spaghetti-Like Magnetosphere
[/caption] A new computer simulation is showing Earth's magnetosphere in amazing detail - and it looks a lot like a…
Do Alien Civilizations Inevitably ‘Go Green’?
[/caption] In the famous words of Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." This phrase is…