Science
Nuclear Fusion Power Closer to Reality Say Two Separate Teams
[/caption] For years, scientists have been trying to replicate the type of nuclear fusion that occurs naturally in stars in…
NASA advanced Solar Observatory nearing February launch; will send IMAX like movies daily
[/caption] NASA’s new solar science satellite, dubbed the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, moved an important step closer to launch…
Scientists Get Ready for Suborbital Flights
Researchers hoping to conduct scientific experiments on commercial suborbital spacecraft completed the first-ever round of training last week at the…
Physicists Tie Beam of Light into Knots
[/caption] Imagine taking a beam of light and tying it in knots like a piece of string. Hard to fathom?…
How Do You Pronounce ‘Uranus’?
Uranus is the planet with the funny name and the odd orientation. So, when you say the word 'Uranus' do…
India Launched 11 Rockets to Monitor Eclipse
India launched a small fleet of rockets to monitor the effects of the annular solar eclipse that occurred today. A…
Faster-Than-Light Pulsar Phenomena
Observational data from nine pulsars, including the Crab pulsar, suggest these rapidly spinning neutron stars emit the electromagnetic equivalent of…
The Invasion of “Teapots From Space!”
With a combination of alien invasion and British invasion, a new video series provides an amusing way to learn about…
Deep, Fiery Undersea Volcano Captured on Video
Ever seen fire and smoke under water before? Oceanographers using a remotely operated underwater vehicle discovered and recorded the first…
Half a Million Galaxies, Yours to Explore
Move over, Hubble Deep Field. The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope has released a new deep-field image of as many as 500,000 galaxies…