A Way Out of the "So What?" Paradox of Hunting Alien Earths
A new paper points at white dwarf stars as our best hope at finding planets with oxygen.
Articles tagged "Planets"
Astronomers Discover Three Habitable Planets, So When Can We Visit?
Remember when everyone thought that Earth was the only planet in the universe?
A River Ran Through Mars
New pictures provide more evidence for the existence of water on ancient Mars.
We're Going Back to Mars But We Will Not Be Landing a Spaceship Boat on Saturn's Moon
NASA's picked the next mission. We're going back to Mars and leaving questions of Titan and Comets unanswered.
A New Moon for Pluto, a New Hazard for Spacecraft
Astronomers have found a new moon in orbit around Pluto. It could be a disaster for New Horizons.
NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Is Studying Our Solar System in Its Sleep
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is currently gathering data while in hibernation. Talk about productive.
The Amazing Stellar Dust Disappearing Act
New research is challenging what little we know about how planets form.
This Is What Happens When Galaxies Collide
The Andromeda galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way and there's no escape.
NASA Wants to Send Tumbleweeds to Mars
NASA is looking at sending tumbleweeds to Mars.
Earth, You Are the Moon's Father... and the Mother?
Earth and the Moon, apparently, have identical isotopic constructions. Is that the end of the Moon's origin story? Probably not.
We're So Vain: Who Needs a Humanoid Robot Anyway?
A humanoid robot is on the ISS right now, but should it go any further?
Venus Keeps Upping Its Rebel Status in the Solar System
Venus, our inner cosmic neighbor, is an enigma. Sometimes referred to as the Earth’s twin since the planets are roughly the same size, Venus is more like an inside out and backwards Earth. Venus rotates in the opposite direction, not just of Earth bu…
Tiny, Gentle Pluto May In Fact Be A Killer
Could Pluto's small and busy system be fatal to incoming spacecraft?
Enough of the Hubbub About Pluto, The Little Planet That's Still a Little Planet
This week I posted "an article on my blog":http://vintagespace.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/the-life-and-times-of-pluto/ about Pluto: its discovery, its properties, and what led to its reclassification as a dwarf planet. I didn’t think this was a controv…
Orbit(Film): Short films for the solar system
This looks wonderful. ORBIT(FILM) is a cohesive collection of short films made by a group of talented filmmakers, one for each of the planets. They dug through wonderful old NASA footage, created recreations, and added animation. bq. Beginning an…
Ones and Zeros 5/19/11: China: Throws Hands Up for 3D Porn, Throws Shoes at Firewall Admin
_The nanny state can't always win._ h3. ONE: Chinese 3D porn has bigger opening day than Avatar ("AV Club":http://www.avclub.com/articles/chinese-3d-porn-has-bigger-opening-day-than-avatar,54915/) h3. ZERO: All plastics are bad for you ("Rodale…
Cool Site: Solar System Scope Lets You Fly Around the Planets in 3D
Making "educational software" rad again, "Solar System Scope":http://www.solarsystemscope.com is a web toy for exploring the solar system and the constellations in 3D and in real time.
