Science
Astronaut Demonstrates Gravity on Different Planetary Bodies
One of our favorite astronauts, Chris Hadfield from Canada, was recently part of the NEEMO-14 crew -- NASA's Extreme Environment…
Is Ball Lightning Just a Shared Hallucination?
[/caption] For hundreds of years, people have reported seeing ball lighning, a weird phenomenon that resembles glowing, hovering spheres of…
Final Shuttle Flight Will Be Delayed at Least Until November for AMS Switchout
[/caption] A switch-out of the magnet for a much anticipated particle physics experiment on the International Space Station will force…
Incredible Images of Iceland Volcano from Just a Few Kilometers Away
[/caption] Astronomer Snaevarr Gudmundsson from Iceland was able to travel to within just a few kilometers from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano,…
Solar-Powered Airplane Makes Maiden Voyage
A solar powered airplane that one day will attempt an around the world non-stop flight took its maiden voyage yesterday…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Is An Anomalous Anomaly A Normality?
The lack of any flyby anomaly effect when the Rosetta spacecraft passed Earth in November 2009 is what, an anomaly?…
Skydiver Hopes to Break the Speed of Sound in Freefall
[/caption] The speed of sound -- historically called the 'sound barrier' – has been broken by rockets, various jet-powered aircraft…
LHC Sets Record for Particle Collisions, Marks “New Territory” in Physics
Physicists at the CERN research center collided sub-atomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider on Tuesday at the highest speeds…
Watch History Live from the Large Hadron Collider
[/caption] CERN announced that on March 30 they will attempt to circulate beams in the Large Hadron Collider at 3.5…