Slime Mold Can Teach Us About the Cosmic Web
Computers truly are wonderful things and powerful but only if they are programmed by a skilful mind. Check this out...…
Plants Would Still Grow Well Under Alien Skies
Photosynthesis changed Earth in powerful ways. When photosynthetic organisms appeared, it led to the Great Oxygenation Event. That allowed multicellular…
The Polaris Dawn Crew is Back on Earth
On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was…
Building a Worldwide Map of Light Pollution
As someone that has always lived in the UK countryside I am no stranger to the glory of a dark…
Life Might Thrive on the Surface of Earth for an Extra Billion Years
The Sun is midway through its life of fusion. It's about five billion years old, and though its life is…
Exoplanets Could be Hiding Their Atmospheres
One of the most intriguing planetary systems is TRAPPIST-1, with several Earth-sized worlds orbiting a red dwarf star, and astronomers…
Actually, Ceres Might Have Formed in the Asteroid Belt After All
Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest planetary body in the Asteroid Belt. For a long time, scientists thought it was…
Metal Part 3D Printed in Space for the First Time
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has had a profound impact on the way we do business. There is…
NASA Watches a Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Drift Past Earth
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The Solar System has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different…
Did Mars Once Have a Third, Larger Moon?
We are all familiar with our one Moon but other planets have different numbers of moons; Mercury has none, Jupiter…