Science
New Particle Throws Monkeywrench in Particle Physics
[/caption] The hits just keep on coming from Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. So far this month, the lab…
Rocket Scientists Use ‘Star Wars’ Technology to Fight Mosquitoes
[/caption] Mosquitoes are a hardy, resilient sort; these insect have been around for thousands of years and recently, one mosquito…
Why is Science Important?
Science is everywhere in today’s world. It is part of our daily lives, from cooking and gardening, to recycling and…
Evidence of Supernovae Found in Ice Core Sample
[/caption] Chinese and Arabic astronomers left historical documentation of a supernova that occurred in our own galaxy in the year…
UFOs or High Altitude Lightning?
[/caption] Over 90% of UFO sightings can be easily explained, and are usually visual misinterpretations of meteors, weather balloons, a…
Sweet Potatoes Flew into Space Aboard Columbia
[/caption] A team of researchers from the Deep South sent sweet potato plants into space, as part of an experiment…
New Company Looks to Produce Space Based Solar Power Within a Decade
[/caption] Is space-based solar power (SBSP) a technology whose time has come? The concept and even some of the hardware…
Citizen Science: Unmannedspaceflight.com
[/caption] Note: This is the first in a series of articles about Citizen Science projects, where science is not just…
Aurora Australis at the South Pole
[/caption] I just had to share this gorgeous image of the Aurora Australis over the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in…
The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008
The nominations are in, the votes have been counted and the Universe Today writers have been consulted; the Top 10…