The Top 12 Habitable Exoplanets
(Source PHL @ UPR Arecibo) – According to the Exoplanet Catalog maintained by the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, the number of confirmed planets outside our…
Geomagnetic Storm Watch – Moderate Storm Predicted
UPDATE – 10/2/13 09:00est Alert: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 Threashold reached at 10/2/203 04:54 UTC Scale G2 – Moderate Update 10/1/13 10:30 est:. Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse detected at 20:13 10/2/13…
Kepler-Spitzer give first look at clouds on exoplanet
For the first time we now have an idea what the clouds look like on a planet outside our own solar system. This is an amazing find, To think that…
Spectacular CME with Earth Directed Impact
Update 10/2/13 – Effects from CME felt on Earth. Read about the Geomagnetic Storm. Original Post below: A spectacular CME erupted which could have an effect on Earth on 9/29/13….
Chandra finds densest galaxy 54 million light years away.
(NASA) – Astronomers may have found the densest galaxy in the nearby universe. The galaxy, known as M60-UCD1, is located near a massive elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, also called M60,…
Bad News, No Methane on Mars-Therefore No Life on Mars?
(Source NASA) – Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian environment lacks methane. This is a surprise to researchers because previous data reported by U.S. and international scientists…
Private Manned Mars Missions by 2023 Realistic?
There have been some recent movement in the private sector involving manned missions to Mars. One called Inspiration Mars plans a manned flyby in 2018, another known as Mars One…
Very Cool Picture of Northern Lights from ISS
(NASA) This striking aurora image was taken during a geomagnetic storm that was most likely caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on May 24, 2010. The ISS…
