Trash In Space

It sounds funny but trash is space is decidedly deadly. Of the 20,000 objects we have in orbit, 95% are Continue reading →

Fast-ish Magnetic Field Flips

The bad news: Earth’s protective magnetic field can flip so north is south, south is north. That’s bad for protecting us Continue reading →

New Nearby Planets Found

“Three Earth-mass worlds found around a small red star only 12 light-years away.” – NASA “Only” is a relative term, Continue reading →

SETI Considers New Targets

The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence continues to look at and listen to stars for evidence of other civilizations. Another target Continue reading →

Comet Overdue

Remember that bumper sticker from before the election, “Giant Meteor 2016 – Just End It Already”? Well, NASA reminds us Continue reading →

Colonizing Mars

Elon Musk revealed his plans for colonizing Mars and the rest of the Solar System. Good. Pardon me as I Continue reading →

Possible SETI Signal

As with any discovery involving space and the possibility of aliens, the researchers are being very cautious – but – Continue reading →

Alpha Centauri Has A Rocky Planet

This is a surprise. Most exoplanets are either too big, or too gassy, or too far away to be more Continue reading →