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Using Balloon-Borne Technology to Probe Deeper Into our Dark Universe
Columbia University News· 3 days agoNASA has awarded Columbia and partners a prestigious grant to launch a particle detector into...
Scientists find Earth-sized planet. It's orbiting a fascinating star.
Mashable· 4 days agoThe exoplanet, which receives much more solar radiation than Earth and is unlikely to harbor liquid water, orbits the most long-lived type of star, called an "ultra-cool red dwarf." Red dwarf ...
Scientists a step closer to unraveling mystery of sun’s magnetic field
KOAT Albuquerque· 2 days agoThe sun has a powerful magnetic field that creates sunspots on the star's surface and unleashes...
'Breathtaking': A mysterious fireball dazzled Pacific Northwest onlookers Monday night
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 22—When you see it, you're not too sure you actually did. Is there a meteor shower tonight? Could a satellite have fallen from orbit? Could those navy pilots be onto something? These were ...
'Breathtaking': A mysterious fireball dazzled Pacific Northwest onlookers Monday night
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 21—When you see it, you're not too sure you actually did. Is there a meteor shower tonight? Could a satellite have fallen from orbit? Could those navy pilots be onto something? These were ...
Commentary: Reflecting on Voyager 1's long journey
Roanoke Times· 18 hours agoVoyager 1 and I have been friends for most of my life. The Grand Tour space probe project began in 1964 under Lyndon Johnson to take advantage of an infrequent alignment of the planets. Previously ...
Scientists say they’ve found where the sun’s magnetic field originates
WKBT La Crosse· 2 days agoIn contrast to previous research that assumed the sun’s magnetic field originates from deep within...
In Photos: NASA’s Juno Sends Back Spectacular Images Of Jupiter
Forbes· 7 days agoNASA’s solar-powered spacecraft Juno has sent back another tranche of images from 560 million miles (900 million kilometers) away. The bus-sized spacecraft, which has been in Jupiter's orbit ...