In the 1980s , we knew of no planets outside our Solar System. This week, NASA announced more than 5,000 exoplanets. Its quite the leap from the discovery of an odd set of planets around a dead star… [+10151 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]