Space

Radioactive Cobalt Detected In A Supernova Explosion

Astrophysicists have detected the formation of radioactive cobalt during a supernova explosion, lending credence to a corresponding theory of supernova explosions.  The article's main author, Yevgeny Churazov (Space Research Institute of the Russian ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2014 - 1:30pm

Will We Meet ET Microbes On Mars? Why We Should Care Deeply About Them- Like Tigers

Many of us care deeply about the possibility of tigers, lemurs and such like becoming extinct in the wild. I'd like to suggest that we care as much about the possibility of microbes on Mars and elsewhere in our solar system becoming extinct through h ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 24 2016 - 10:59am

On the Hunt for Wobbling Circumbinary Alien Planets

Observations made by the Kepler spacecraft have shown that Kepler-413b is a very wobbling exoplanet. The planet's orbit is unusual in that it is tilted 2.5 degrees with respect to the plane of the binary star's orbit. ...

Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Aug 31 2014 - 12:36pm

Russian Capsule Lands with Dead Sex Geckos

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Sep 1 2014 - 7:56pm

Earth's New Address Is...A Tiny Part Of The Laniakea Galactic Supercluster

You have a new galactic address; astronomers have determined that our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a newly identified enormous supercluster of galaxies- dubbed "Laniakea," which means "immense heaven" in Hawaiian. This discovery bro ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 1:05am

Where Are We In The Universe?

By Tanya Hill, University of Melbourne  Have you ever considered our cosmic address? It’s a fun device I’ve often used to help students get a grasp on our place in the universe. For example, I work at the Melbourne Planetarium, 2 Booker St, Spotswood, Vic ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 9:30am

Asteroid 2014RC will not hit us. What could we do if it were?

2014RC is a 60 foot (or about 20 meter) wide asteroid detected at the last possible minute.  This small asteroid will not hit Earth.  What about the ones like it that eventually will?   I ask that question because it is a certainty the last time Earth was ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Sep 8 2014 - 2:04pm

Asteroid 2014 RC Ready To Buzz Earth

Asteroid 2014 RC will buzz the Earth today. But don't be alarmed.  The small asteroid was initially discovered on the night of August 31st by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, AZ, and independently detected the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telesc ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2014 - 11:32am

Curious Space Particles May Kick-Start Formation Of Planets And Stars

The Orion Nebula. Image credit: NASA http://bit.ly/1rTTyeC By: Marcus Woo, Inside Science (Inside Science)-- Interstellar space can be a dusty place, filled with tiny flecks no bigger than a bacterial cell. But now astronomers have detected particles as b ...

Article - Inside Science - Sep 9 2014 - 7:30am

Let's play Impact Crater or not Impact Crater.

The minor controversy over whether the 38 foot wide gouge near Managua Nicaragua is a impact crater leads me to the question, how easy is it to tell by sight alone if something is an impact crater or not?  So let's play crater or not crater.  To find ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Sep 12 2014 - 1:20pm