Guide to Space
How Old is the Universe?
The Universe is vast bubble of space and time, expanding in volume. Run the clock backward and you get to…
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids?
On the morning of February 15, 2013, people in western Russia were dazzled by an incredibly bright meteor blazing a…
What’s At The Center Of Our Galaxy?
Dr. Andrea Ghez has spent much of her career studying the region right around the center of the Milky Way,…
Could We Harvest Energy From a Star?
Our civilization will need more power in the future. Count on it. The ways we use power today: for lighting,…
What Is The Future Of Our Sun?
Who knows what the future holds for our Sun? Dr. Mark Morris, a professor of astronomy at UCLA sure knows.…
What Is A Super Earth?
The Universe is always surprising us with how little we know about... the Universe. It’s continuously presenting us with stuff…
What Is A Solar Sail?
I’m Fraser Cain, and I’m a sailor. Well, okay, I've got a sailboat that I take out on the water…
What’s On The Far Side Of The Moon?
You probably know we only see one side of the Moon from the Earth. But for the majority of human…
What is on the Other Side of a Black Hole?
Picture an entire star collapsed down into a gravitational singularity. An object with so much mass, compressed so tightly, that…
What Are Cassini’s Most Interesting Discoveries?
We recently interviewed Dr. Kevin Grazier, on of the scientist who has worked extensively on the Cassini mission. Here's what…