Ryan Anderson
Extrasolar Volcanoes May Soon be Detectable
[/caption] We’ve all seen pictures of erupting terrestrial volcanoes from space, and even eruptions on Jupiter’s moon Io in the…
Herschel Finds Water Around a Carbon Star
[/caption] There’s something strange going on around the red giant star CW Leonis (a.k.a. IRC+10216). Deep within the star’s carbon-rich…
Europa Analog Deep-Sea Vents Discovered in the Caribbean
[/caption] White sand, blue water, sunny skies, pina coladas. When you think of “extreme environments” I doubt the Caribbean is…
WISE Mission Completes All-sky Infrared Survey
[/caption] If you take a lot of digital pictures, you're probably familiar with the frustration of keeping track of dozens…
Hubble Confirms Comet-like Tail on Vaporizing Planet
Next time you hear someone complaining that it's too hot outside, you can make them feel better by pointing out…
Ice Caves Possible on Mars
[/caption] New results published in the journal Icarus suggest that caves on Mars may provide future astronauts with more than…
Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved
[/caption] The shape of the two-mile-tall Texas-sized ice cap at the north pole of Mars has puzzled scientists for forty…
Mysterious Alien Dust Hints at Violent Planet Formation
An artist's rendition of colliding planets, the most likely explanation for the warm dust observed around HD 131488. Image credit:…
Milky Way Has a “Squashed Beachball”-Shaped Dark Matter Halo
This illustration shows the visible Milky Way galaxy surrounded by a "squashed beachball"-shaped dark matter halo. Source: UCLA Our galaxy…
New Pulsar “Clocks” Will Aid Gravitational Wave Detection
This illustration shows a pulsar's magnetic field (blue) creates narrow beams of radiation (magenta). Image credit: NASA How do you…