Astronomy
Tsunami Pictures
Tsunamis are some of the most devastating natural disasters. The recent Boxing Day Tsunami was generated by an enormous earthquake…
Pyramids On Mars
[/caption]The Pyramids on Mars are hills or mountains on the surface of Mars that, from a low resolution image, have…
Yes, There’s Water on the Moon
Three different spacecraft have confirmed there is water on the Moon. It hasn't been found in deep dark craters or…
Pictures of Rivers
Here are some cool pictures of rivers taken by various spacecraft. Here's a picture of the Mississippi river delta. The…
Black Dwarf
[/caption] A black dwarf is a white dwarf that has cooled down to the temperature of the cosmic microwave background,…
Solar System Coloring Pages
[/caption] Want to find some cool Solar System coloring pages? Here are some links to resources we've been able to…
Supernova 1987A
[/caption] The first supernova in 1987 (that's what the "A" means) was the brightest supernova in several centuries (and the…
Kepler’s Third Law
[/caption] "The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of…
Abiogenesis
[/caption] How did life on Earth arise? Scientific efforts to answer that question are called abiogenesis. More formally, abiogenesis is…
Finding Buried Treasure on Mars: Radar Map Confirms Climate Cycles
[/caption] A radar instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has essentially looked below the surface of the Red Planet's north-polar…