Archive for the ‘Earth and Space Science’ Category

  • What we did on our summer vacation: Visit Mars!

    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!


    Thursday, July 26th, 2007
  • Super View of Supernova

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


    Thursday, March 1st, 2007
  • Winter’s Weird Weather: What’s the Cause?

    Some call it Fall. Some call it spring. But nobody in the Midwest, East Coast or Northern Europe is calling it “winter.” What’s up with our weather?


    Thursday, January 11th, 2007
  • Star-Burst Fills Empty Hole

    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.


    Thursday, June 15th, 2006
  • Astronomical Conundrum: Is this a Planet?

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


    Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
  • Understanding Earthquakes!
    Understanding Earthquakes!

    Quake was one of top 10 on record. What are earthquakes? How do we study them? Are we any closer to accurate predictions?


    Thursday, November 3rd, 2005
  • A Bar in the Galaxy! Milky Way’s secret spot

    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…


    Thursday, August 18th, 2005
  • Comet Collision: Close Encounters of the Cometary Kind

    What can we learn from whacking comets, up close and personal? What do comets tell us about the early solar system? And what is the role of comets in history?


    Thursday, July 28th, 2005
  • Saturn’s Secret: Lightning

    Cassini finds lightning strikes on Saturn, haze on moon Titan, dust between the rings, and new rotation rate.


    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004
  • Planet Formation

    New view of crystals that form into planets in protoplanetary disks. Which came first, the planet or the crystals?


    Wednesday, November 24th, 2004


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