Physical Sciences

Kepler-16b Double Sunset: First Planet Orbiting Two Stars Confirmed

aligned within half a degree of the stellar binary orbital plane. All these features combine to make ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2011 - 4:15pm

The Einstein Expansion Paradox

arXiv:0809.4573 (2008) [3] Francis, M. J., et al.: Expanding Space: the Root of all Evil? Pupl. Astron. Soc. ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jan 10 2012 - 9:52pm

If You Think Winters Are Crazy Here, Check Out Seasons For Saturn's Moon Titan

Titan globes also provide an impression of the detached haze layer that extends all around the moon ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 29 2012 - 4:30am

HD 95086 B Is Lightest Exoplanet Directly Imaged (So Far)

astronomical units. These stars are all young, more massive than the Sun, and surrounded by a debris disc. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2013 - 9:36am

The Interstellar Wind Changed Direction Over The Last 40 Years

hour, creating an interstellar wind of particles, some of which can travel all the way toward Earth to ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2013 - 3:01pm

The Eagle Nebula Has Landed- And NGC 6611 Results

source are found to be associated with EGGs seen in the Hubble image, and these all have much lower ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 16 2009 - 9:35am

Galileo, The Medici, And The Age Of Astronomy- Capitolo Finale

Kepler- from a work on determining the magnitude of eclipses. Johann Hoewel; text describing all of the ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Sep 30 2009 - 12:04pm

A periodic picnic table

All you need is a pic-a-nic basket and wine in Erlenmeyer flasks. ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Nov 2 2009 - 2:04pm

The Science 2.0 Satellite: Where It Started

way-back-machine wavy effect and let you all read where it all began. Alex ...

Blog Post - Project Calliope - Mar 8 2011 - 9:56pm

The Say of the Week

An expert is a man who has made all of the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. Niels ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 20 2010 - 12:00am