Scientists have discovered that the speed of sound on Mars is very different from the speed recorded here on Earth. The discovery was announced by Baptiste Chaide, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos… [+2565 chars]
There is no place like Earth, but there may have been billions of years ago. Fifty years ago on March 27, 1972, Venera-8, a Soviet atmospheric space probe and lander scoped out the surface of our pla… [+7919 chars]
This illustration shows the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other. Credit: LIGO/T. Pyle Gravitational waves are distor… [+1987 chars]
There may be no better time to visit the Edison & Ford Winter Estates than now, when the air is balmy, and the gardens are riotous with flowers and butterflies. Thomas Edisons winter home on the… [+5906 chars]
Brimming over with challenging calculations, daunting data, and formidable formulas, science seems an intimidating prospect for many people. This seems true for both young people — despite their pare… [+8228 chars]
Major crashes between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of similar crashes give clues about how frequently these events occur around other stars. Most of the rocky planets and satel… [+5560 chars]
Size comparison of Kepler-442b with Earth. This is a potential candidate for first exoplanet observation by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk: Helgo… [+3613 chars]
Scientists have discovered that the speed of sound on Mars is very different from the speed recorded here on Earth. The discovery was announced by Baptiste Chaide, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos… [+2565 chars]
Brimming over with challenging calculations, daunting data, and formidable formulas, science seems an intimidating prospect for many people. This seems true for both young people — despite their pare… [+8228 chars]
During office hours, the average Dutchman looks at an uninteresting industrial area. How is it different for astronauts? The space photo of the week is the view taken by astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman dur… [+2932 chars]
We have a new tool for monitoring Earth’s oceans: The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft, which has taken over from its predecessor to become the official satellite for measuring global sea level… [+2079 chars]
WHEN ex-racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart discovered his wife Helen had dementia, he was shocked to learn there was no cure for it. Even worse, there was little hope on the horizon. When my wife was… [+9777 chars]
