The Milky Way Spiral
[/caption] If you've seen an image of the Milky Way from above or below, you will certainly notice that it…
The Milky Way Could have Billions of Earths
With the upcoming launch in March of the Kepler mission to find extrasolar planets, there is quite a lot of…
Weekend Fireballs Not Satellite Debris
A fireball seen over Texas during the daytime on Sunday, Feb. 15th, triggered widespread reports that debris from the recent…
New Theory: Bizarre Martian Deposits from Vast Ice at Equator
[/caption] Ice core from Mars? Not quite. But this aggregation of soil grains, from Antarctica ice, derived from the same…
The Switch to Digital Switches off Big Bang TV Signal
[/caption] The switch from analog to digital television broadcasting signals in the United States , which was originally scheduled for…
Cosmologists Search for Gravity Waves to Prove Inflation Theory
[/caption] During the next decade, cosmologists will attempt to observe the first moments of the Universe, hoping to prove a…
Another Voice Against 2012 Mania
The world is not going to end in 2012. If anyone reading this has any doubt about that, you need…
V is For Valentine… V838
[/caption] And the V we're taking a stereo look at on Valentine's Day is V838 Monocerotis - an unusual "light…
More Ancient Hot Springs Discovered on Mars?
[/caption] In March 2007, the Spirit rover found a patch of bright-colored soil rich in silica. Scientists proposed water must…
How and Why Did Two Satellites Collide This Week?
[/caption] The collision this week involving an active U.S. commercial Iridium satellite and an inactive Russian Cosmos 2251 satellite in…