Jokes abound for curiosity. The NASA rover, which will continue its road trip to Mars, which began almost ten years ago, has had to face many difficulties in recent days. On April 13, Curiosity tempo… [+2732 chars]
The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. From long to short wavelength, the EM spectrum includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultravio… [+4993 chars]
A galaxy is a group of astronomical objects that are bound gravitationally. Think of planets and their natural satellites, comets and asteroids, stars and stellar remnants (such as neutron stars or… [+10274 chars]
Between layers of clouds, a partial solar eclipse is seen at sunrise over Rice Lake, Ontario, as the ... [+] sun, partially covered by the moon, rises in a beautiful orange sky above the trees and wa… [+3092 chars]
(Bloomberg) -- China plans to develop a system for monitoring asteroids that pose a threat to earth, highlighting the nations growing ambitions for its space program. The country will also explore w… [+1369 chars]
Jokes abound for curiosity. The NASA rover, which will continue its road trip to Mars, which began almost ten years ago, has had to face many difficulties in recent days. On April 13, Curiosity tempo… [+2732 chars]
Similarities between formations on Europa and a landform in Greenland suggest Jupiters moon may be able to support life. A study published recently compared long landforms called double ridges on Eu… [+3505 chars]
A mosquito watches you through a lattice of microscopic lenses. You stare back, fly swatter in hand, closely tracking the bloodsucker with your humble single-lens eyes. But it turns out that the way … [+4001 chars]
It would surely be inaccurate to say Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s next guest speaker has rocks in his head, but they are certainly foremost on his mind, especially rocks from Mars. Chris Herd is an E… [+4200 chars]
Figure 1. Citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos created this enhanced-color image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 44,000 … [+2849 chars]
A galaxy is a group of astronomical objects that are bound gravitationally. Think of planets and their natural satellites, comets and asteroids, stars and stellar remnants (such as neutron stars or… [+10274 chars]
No animals have experienced a more dramatic makeover in the past few decades than the nonavian dinosaurs. Animals we used to think had nothing but drab gray and brown scales are now believed to have … [+5751 chars]
