Astronomy
An Insulating Layer of Gas Could Keep a Liquid Ocean Inside Pluto
A new study led by Japanese researchers indicates that Pluto could have a subsurface ocean, provided there is an "insulating…
Bizarre Star Could be the Result of Two White Dwarfs Merging Together
Stars live and die on epic time scales. Tens of millions of years, hundreds of millions of years, even billions…
Interview with Dennis E. Taylor, Author of the Bobiverse Trilogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc8SHAyHVZI This week I had a fantastic opportunity to interview one of my favorite authors, Dennis E. Taylor, the author…
Mars Odyssey Reveals Phobos Using THEMIS
NASA's aging 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter recently snapped some unique views of the twin moons Phobos and Deimos, in an…
Messier 86 – the NGC 4406 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, about 54 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 86.
Can You Spot a Planetary Nebula from a Few Blurry Pixels? Astronomers Can – Here’s How
A planetary nebula is one of the most beautiful objects in the universe. Formed from the decaying remnants of a…
Advanced Civilizations Could be Communicating with Neutrino Beams. Transmitted by Clouds of Satellites Around Neutron Stars or Black Holes
In the ongoing search for intelligent life, a new study recommends that we look for signs of an advanced civilization…
Small, Tough Planets can Survive the Death of Their Star
Sad fact of the Universe is that all stars will die, eventually. And when they do, what happens to their…
Is Dark Matter Made of Axions? Black Holes May Reveal the Answer
What is dark matter made of? It's one of the most perplexing questions of modern astronomy. We know that dark…
NASA Senior Engineer Kobie Boykins talks About Exploring Mars. And I was There to See it!
I recently had the honor of attending a Nat Geo Live talk hosted by Kobie Boykins. As NASA JPL's chief…