They are the dreamers, the deep-thinkers, the “what if-ers”, the folks who have peppered our history with those tiny nuggets…
Many Sunspots, Solar activity could increase
There are 10 sunspots in the view of Earth right now. This is the most we have seen in some…
Iceberg B-31, as big as city, breaks free
(Source NASA) – Between November 9–11, 2013, a large iceberg finally separated from the calving front of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier.Scientists first…
Mar’s MAVEN Mission to Launch Nov 18th
What happened to the Atmosphere on Mars? Where did the water go? These are the questions Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN…
GOCE Satellite uncontrolled re-entry Update
UPDATE 11/11/13 – Update from ESA – GOCE has re-entered. The atmospheric interface at ~80 km altitude occurred, following a…
Hubble Sees Asteroid Spout Six Comet-like Tails
(Source NASA) – It’s not often that astronomers stumble across a celestial interloper that they can only describe as “weird…
How to get a job at NASA – Series Part 4 – Internships
One of the best ways to get a job at NASA is to first work as an intern. There are…
Hubble’s New Image of Our Nearest Neighbor Proxima Centauri
Shining brightly in this Hubble Space Telescope image is our closest stellar neighbor: Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri lies in the…
