Our Solar System: An Island of Calm in a Violent Universe (and it’s special, too)
[/caption] We humans like to think we're special, but astronomically speaking we've been shot down quite severely and humbly put…
Starlight Zone Interview
Update: A recorded version of the interview is available here or just listen in the embedded media below. Nancy will…
Cassini Prepares For Close Flyby of Saturn’s Geyser-Spewing Moon
[/caption] Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus is of big interest to planetary scientists trying to understand the dynamics of the moon's…
New Study Finds Clumps and Streams of Dark Matter in the Milky Way
[/caption] One of the leading theories for how the universe evolved after the Big Bang is the Cold Dark Matter…
The Politics of Space: Obama Wants to Increase NASA Funding
[/caption] Over the weekend, Democratic senator Barack Obama made a public statement during his presidential campaign trail in Titusville, Florida.…
Phil Plait for President
[/caption] This news came out last week, but I've been out of town and now want to offer congratulations to…
Perchlorate on Mars Could be Potential Energy Source for Life; Phoenix Team Fires Back at Allegations
[/caption] It's been a busy few days for the Phoenix Mars lander rumour-mill. On Friday, an article was published in…
Globular Clusters Like to Be Near the Center of the Action
[/caption] Globular clusters are gravitationally bound, dense concentrations of stars. There can be hundreds of thousands of stars in a…
Rosetta Begins Tracking Asteroid Steins for Flyby
[/caption] Since waking up in early July from a brief hibernation, the Rosetta space probe has passed yet another milestone…
Conflicting Results from Phoenix Science Instruments Prompts Further Study
[/caption] Scientists from the Phoenix lander are analyzing conflicting results from soil samples delivered to two science instruments on the…