Space

Edges are where topics intersect.  Edges are where uncomfortable thoughts reside.  Edges define a topic by being just barely part of that topic.  They are the border between what is…

Our universe is thought to be around 14 billion years old and astronomers recently determined that big galaxies formed much earlier in the universe's history than previously thought, within the first…

"We're building a rocket.  We're building it bigger" -  Copenhagen Suborbital."We've got the biggest balls of them all" - AC/DC I'll steal UniverseToday's summary, then tell you to skip…

Previously undetected landforms indicate the Moon is ... shrinking. Lobate scarps  are thrust faults that occur primarily in the Moon's lunar highlands. They were first recognized in photographs…

Ah, summer, the time to neglect thinking and just build crap.  So, much as with the DIY Clean Room, I started gathering bits to make the DIY Vacuum chamber. I'm building a vacuum chamber to make…

Proof of aliens within 25 years?  What's the basis for this optimism? Well, of course, it's the Drake equation.  It had to be.  While it is certainly reasonable that everyone has their…

You must be quite familiar with what happens when you toss a pebble into a pond. You might describe the simple event as a massive rotating object splashing into a deformable fluid. Or, you might… not…

How did the first stars and galaxies form? Are there other planets like Earth? What is the universe made of? These are the fundamental questions that astronomers hope to answer in the next decade…

How did the first stars and galaxies form? Are there other planets like Earth? What is the universe made of? These are the fundamental questions that astronomers hope to answer in the decade with a…

Ever been stuck in an airport? A foreign country? Try being stuck in orbit! Poor Air Force Major Abacha Tunde plus a colleague were trapped on a Soyuz in orbit for over 14 years. Fortunately, thanks…