Earth
Wind Power From the Ocean (With Help from Space)
I drive regularly through Iowa and southern Minnesota in the US, and over the past few years wind farms have…
2012: No Killer Solar Flare
We could be in for a huge firework display in 2012. The Sun will be approaching the peak of its…
New Instrument Could Reconstruct Planetary and Moon Origins
Image courtesy Joe Tucciarone One of the leading theories for how our Moon formed is the Giant Impactor Theory, which…
2012: Planet X is not Nibiru
The Solar System's outer reaches still contain many minor planets yet to be discovered. Ever since the search for Planet…
How do you Model the Earth’s Magnetic Field? Build your own Baby Planet…
The Earth's magnetic field is quite a mystery. How is it generated? How does it remain so stable? We have…
Harvesting Solar Power from Space
In a new report, the viability of sending solar panels into space to collect a vast quantity of uninterrupted energy…
Why the Phoenix Landing Site is Perfect
Phoenix's landing site may look flat and uninteresting. But actually, the site is perfect, and is exactly what the Phoenix…
2012: No Planet X
Apparently, Planet X (a.k.a. Nibiru) was spotted by astronomers in the early 1980's in the outermost reaches of the Solar…
No Doomsday in 2012
Apparently, the world is going to end on December 21st, 2012. Yes, you read correctly, in some way, shape or…
Rising Temperatures Could Shut Down Plate Tectonics
Venus is known as the Earth's twin, but a better name might be Earth's "evil twin" planet. Although Venus has…