Astronomy
Kick Back, Look Up, We’re In For a GREAT Perseid Meteor Shower
Every year in mid-August, Earth plows headlong into the debris left behind by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Slamming into our atmosphere at 130,000…
Stealing Sedna
Turns out, our seemly placid star had a criminal youth of cosmic proportions. A recent study out from Leiden Observatory…
The Dog Days and Sothic Cycles of August
The month of August is upon us once again, bringing with it humid days and sultry nights for North American…
Will SETI’s Unprecedented New Program Finally Find E.T.?
Stephen Hawking, Frank Drake and dozens of journalists gathered at the Royal Society in London last week to hear astronomers…
Kirk, Spock and Sulu Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before — Charon!
A big smile. That was my reaction to seeing the names of Uhura, Spock, Kirk and Sulu on the latest…
The Resplendent Inflexibility of the Rainbow
Children often ask simple questions that make you wonder if you really understand your subject. An young acquaintance of mine…
T-Minus 12 Days to Perihelion, Rosetta’s Comet Up Close and in 3D
With just 12 days before Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reaches perihelion, we get a look at recent images and results released by the…
Could We Make Artificial Gravity?
It's a staple of scifi, and a requirement if we're going to travel long-term in space. Will we ever develop…
Eris’ Moon Dysnomia
Ask a person what Dysnomia refers to, and they might venture that it's a medical condition. In truth, they would…
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Faces of the Solar System
“Look, it has a tiny face on it!” This sentiment was echoed ‘round the web recently, as an image of…