A Galaxy Not So Far, Far Away…
Herschel–the largest far-infrared telescope launched into space–has captured it’s first image and Phil’s got the details! Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 is practically our neighbor at just 25...
View ArticleThe Newly Discovered Planet That Orbits Backwards!
Cool news from space I’ve been meaning to post… WASP-17, a newly discovered planet about 1,000 light-years away, orbits in the reverse direction as the star it revolves around! This is BIG news in...
View ArticleCelestial Splendor
Over at National Geographic, a scene around HD 172555 where scientists think a celestial collision took place a few thousand years ago! A celestial body about the size of our moon collides with a...
View ArticleWhy I Could Kiss Andrew Sullivan
During the final month composing The Science of Kissing, it can be challenging to maintain a sense of the manuscript’s ‘big picture‘ while getting lost editing a single paragraph at a time....
View ArticleThe Moon Is A Not-So-Harsh Mistress
Water on the moon… Just wow! According to NASA, this discovery may ‘hold the key to the history and evolution of the solar system‘ if the water is billions of years old. Potential sources include...
View Article“Noah’s Ark” via Meteorite?
If true–and not a case of contamination or mistaken identity–this could be big: Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, has traveled to remote areas in...
View ArticleAbout Time
Last Friday began at 4am to make my first flight. Then came a broken engine, missed connection, hours in various terminals, and excessive delays. By nightfall, I was still en route and the minutes...
View ArticleBreathtakingly Beautiful Aurora
A view of the Auroras (the Northern/Southern Lights) as seen from the International Space Station during September 2011. H/T Curiosity Counts
View ArticleBreathtaking: NASA’s Pursuit of Light
Simply beautiful. Watch in full-screen. NASA dreams big science. In this awesome new short, NASA presents the Earth, the planets, the Sun, and the endless universe beyond. Come for the cool, stay for...
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