Science
Glowing Plants Helps Biological Studies on ISS
[/caption] Glowing plants from space? Sounds like science fiction or the next B-horror movie. But glowing plants, willow trees, potential…
ISS Crew Twitpics from Orbit; Live Streaming Video Soon !
[/caption] “Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, CA. Beautiful shadow :-),” tweeted Astronaut Soichi Noguchi along with a live image he…
Nuclear Fusion Power Closer to Reality Say Two Separate Teams
[/caption] For years, scientists have been trying to replicate the type of nuclear fusion that occurs naturally in stars in…
NASA advanced Solar Observatory nearing February launch; will send IMAX like movies daily
[/caption] NASA’s new solar science satellite, dubbed the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, moved an important step closer to launch…
Scientists Get Ready for Suborbital Flights
Researchers hoping to conduct scientific experiments on commercial suborbital spacecraft completed the first-ever round of training last week at the…
Physicists Tie Beam of Light into Knots
[/caption] Imagine taking a beam of light and tying it in knots like a piece of string. Hard to fathom?…
How Do You Pronounce ‘Uranus’?
Uranus is the planet with the funny name and the odd orientation. So, when you say the word 'Uranus' do…
India Launched 11 Rockets to Monitor Eclipse
India launched a small fleet of rockets to monitor the effects of the annular solar eclipse that occurred today. A…
Faster-Than-Light Pulsar Phenomena
Observational data from nine pulsars, including the Crab pulsar, suggest these rapidly spinning neutron stars emit the electromagnetic equivalent of…
The Invasion of “Teapots From Space!”
With a combination of alien invasion and British invasion, a new video series provides an amusing way to learn about…