Astronomy
What are the Planets of the Solar System?
The eight planets of the Solar System are a diverse and interesting bunch, ranging from airless and habitable terrestrial bodies…
Physicists Maybe, Just Maybe, Confirm the Possible Discovery of 5th Force of Nature
Researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the University of California, Irvine, may have found evidence of a fifth…
Beyond Neptune, A Chunk Of Ice Is Orbiting The Sun In The Wrong Direction
Beyond the orbit of Neptune, astronomers have spotted another TNO that confounds explanation, and which has been named in honor…
Prof. Lubin Wants to Send Our Digital Selves to the Stars
Prof. Lupin of UCSB recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to create "Voices of Humanity", a project aimed at equipping all…
One Year to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
There's just one year left to prepare for the return of totality to the United States of August 21st, 2017!
Earth-Like Planet Around Proxima Centauri Discovered
According to an unnamed source, the ESO has discovered a habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest Earth-like…
Perseid Meteor Shower Briefly Storms, Still Has Legs
Reports coming in now from the Perseid meteor shower show a big spike in activity over Europe last night as…
How Many Moons are in the Solar System?
Contrary to what was once believed, the Solar System is home to hundreds of moons. Beyond Earth, there are many…
How Long Does it Take to get to the Asteroid Belt?
Just how long would it take to get to the Asteroid Belt, in the event that we want to start…
What Are Magnetars?
Magnetars are neutron stars with massively boosted magnetic fields. How do this stellar remnants form, and what would happen if…