Space

Much like the flapping of a windsock displays the quick changes in wind's speed and direction, called turbulence, comet tails can be used as probes of the solar wind- the constant flowing stream of material that leaves the sun in all directions. Acco ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2015 - 7:00am

Dates For Cataclysms On The Early Earth And The Moon Need A Rethink

Durable crystals called zircons are used to date some of the earliest and most dramatic cataclysms of the solar system. One is the super-duty collision that ejected material from Earth to form the moon roughly 50 million years after Earth formed. Another ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2015 - 7:30am

No, There Isn't A Planet Called Nibiru, Soon To Hit Earth, And Often Visible In Your Photos Of The Sun:)

This is a particularly silly story about Nibiru, published today (in the Daily Telegraph): The end of the world now predicted for December say doomsday groups: "Terrifying stuff. Apparently, the planet due to collide with us is often visible, you ma ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 2 2015 - 11:29am

The Humps and Bumps of KIC 8462852 Dyson Sphere or Odd Duck?

T here is a very little reason to think that a Dyson sphere or Dyson swarm may have been sighted in orbit of star KIC 8462852. Whatever it is be it natural or of intelligent design it is big enough to dim the star’s light by 22%, and is not orbiting peri ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Oct 21 2015 - 3:14am

Magneticum Pathfinder: Evolution Of The Universe To Unmatched Precision

Within modern cosmology, the Big Bang marks the beginning of the universe and the creation of matter, space and time about 13.8 billion years ago. Since then, the visible structures of the cosmos have developed: billions of galaxies which bind gas, dust, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2015 - 4:28pm

Cosmic 'Death Star' Destroying A Planet

The Death Star of the movie Star Wars may be fictional, but planetary destruction is real. Astronomers announced today that they have spotted a large, rocky object disintegrating in its death spiral around a distant white dwarf star. The discovery also co ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2015 - 6:12pm

Black Hole ASASSN-14li Is Shredding A Star To Pieces

When a star comes too close to a black hole, the intense gravity of the black hole results in tidal forces that can rip the star apart. In these events, called tidal disruptions, some of the stellar debris is flung outward at high speeds, while the rest f ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2015 - 6:09pm

New Phase Of Superionic Ice Predicted Due To Multiple Magnetic Poles

Scientists have predicted a new phase of superionic ice, a special form of ice that could exist on Uranus and Neptune, thanks to a computer solution performed by a team of researchers at Princeton University. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2015 - 8:42pm

Europa, Jupiter's Cracked And Crinkled Moon

Jupiter's moon Europa is believed to possess a large salty ocean beneath its icy exterior, and that ocean, scientists say, has the potential to harbor life. Indeed, a mission recently suggested by NASA would visit the icy moon's surface to searc ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2015 - 4:30pm

Why Only Very Young ET Civilizations Will Have Expanding Populations- Opinion Piece

Sorry, I accidentally made two copies of this article with different titles. And both have comments, so not sure what to do. Unless you want to read the comments here, please visit the newer copy, Why ETs Won't Need to Colonize or Expand. ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 2 2015 - 11:25am