Paul Scott Anderson
Key Step in Evolution Replicated by Scientists – With Yeast
[/caption] One of the great puzzles in science has been the evolution of single-celled organisms into the incredibly wide variety…
New NASA Gallery of Restored 1960s Project Gemini Photos
[/caption] NASA has published a new online gallery of beautifully restored photographs from the historic Project Gemini of the 1960s,…
Titan’s Layered Atmosphere is Surprisingly Earth-Like
[/caption] Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is in some ways the most Earth-like world in the solar system, with…
Citizen Scientist Project Finds Thousands of ‘Star Bubbles’
[/caption] Remember when you were a kid and blowing bubbles was such great fun? Well, stars kind of do that…
Tatooine the Sequel: Kepler Finds Two More Exoplanets Orbiting Binary Stars
[/caption] For exoplanet fans, this week has been an exciting one, with some amazing new discoveries being announced at the American…
100 Year Starship Project Has a New Leader
[/caption] You may have heard by now about the 100 Year Starship project, a new research initiative to develop the…
The Next Generation of Robotic Space Explorers – Powered by Bacteria!
[/caption] As technology advances, a lot of the gadgets and other things we use keep getting smaller, lighter and thinner.…
Analysis of the First Kepler SETI Observations
[/caption] As the Kepler space telescope begins finding its first Earth-sized exoplanets, with the ultimate goal of finding ones that…
Four New Exoplanets to Start Off the New Year!
[/caption] It's only a few days into 2012 and already some new exoplanet discoveries have been announced. As 2011 ended,…
‘Impossible’ Crystals May Have Come From Space
[/caption] A unique type of crystal appears to have its origins in meteorites, according to a new study. Quasicrystals are…