Saturn’s Rings May Be Billions of Years Old
Saturn's enigmatic rings may be much older and also much more massive than previously thought, according to a new study.…
NASA Uses 90 Rubber Ducks to Study Global Warming
[/caption]NASA scientists have dropped 90 yellow rubber ducks into holes in Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier in an attempt to understand why…
Solar Cycle 24 Sunspots Finally Say “Hello!”
[/caption] After an extended period of calm for Solar Cycle 24, a cluster of sunspots have appeared on the disk…
Opportunity’s Next Adventure: The Big Drive
[/caption] Opportunity, the intrepid Mars Exploration Rover, is going to put the pedal to the metal and head out for…
Anything Under That Rock on Mars? Phoenix to Take a Peek
[/caption] Ever wondered what might crawl out from under a rock on Mars? The Phoenix lander is going to attempt…
Deep Inside a Giant: Part 2 – Centaurus A by Mike Sidonio
[/caption] Our first glimpse into the intricacies of Centaurus A was the big picture. We soon found out that not…
Angle of the Sun
[/caption] The amount of the Sun's energy falling at any point on the Earth depends on the angle of the…
Planetary Scientists Studying Changes in Red Spot Junior
As far as storms go, nothing will rival Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS). But of interest is a smaller and…
Why is Mars’ Southern Polar Cap Crooked?
[/caption] Like Earth, Mars has frozen polar caps, but unlike Earth, these caps are made of carbon dioxide ice as…
Earth’s Precious Metals Could Be From Meteorites and Asteroids
[/caption] Meteorites and asteroids from the inner solar system could be responsible for Earth's store of precious metals such as…