Archive for the ‘Earth in the solar system’ Category

“No prob” sez life to crashing asteroids! - Thursday, May 21st, 2009

The “late heavy bombardment” burned out any life that was around 4 billion years ago — or not… Plenty of high temperature bacteria could have survived in deep rocks, says a new study.

Year of astronomy: More reasons to love stars! - Sunday, January 25th, 2009

400 years ago, Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter. We discover water from 11 billion years ago, volcanoes at Titan, a moon of Saturn, and good reasons to shun light pollution.

Tales from the solar system: Voyagers told ‘em best! - Thursday, September 6th, 2007

The Long Goodbye: 30 years after blast-off, two Voyager spaceships have reached the edge of the solar system. Meet the missions that revolutionized the study of planets and moons.

What we did on our summer vacation: Visit Mars! - Thursday, July 26th, 2007

It’s a boom time for studying Mars, and the perfect time for the be-all, end-all summer vacation. Ride a robot rover. Dune-buggy an unearthly dune field. Even meet-and-greet a real live Martian! All aboard for Mars!

Super View of Supernova - Thursday, March 1st, 2007

After 20 years, star explosion reveals more secrets. What gives in these giant bangs?

Star-Burst Fills Empty Hole - Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Where did all the dust come from? If you are interested in the origin of planets and human beings, here’s evidence that a star explosion made mucho dust.

Astronomical Conundrum: Is this a Planet? - Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Losing count: New study finds object larger than Pluto in the distant solar system. Do we now have 10 planets — or 8?

A Bar in the Galaxy! Milky Way’s secret spot - Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Think you know the Milky Way, our home galaxy? Think again. There’s a large bar at the center, and it’s open for business. It might even be feeding a black hole… Meet the newest galactic doo-dad…

Amateur Astronomy: Big Contribution - Thursday, September 9th, 2004

Amateur astronomers watch variable stars, asteroids, comets — helping create a better picture of the universe.

Saturn’s Ring Thing - Thursday, December 11th, 2003

Why don’t the rings of Saturn just disappear over millions of years. It’s the recycling, that’s why!

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