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173E-185-So Many Possibilities
The number of possible places in a galaxy for life as we know it to develop depends on the number of stars which have planets, the presence of necess…
4 years, 3 months ago
684-Our View(462)
Modern technology provides us with stunning views of objects in the Universe in wavelengths invisible to our eyes, however, nothing is as moving and …
4 years, 3 months ago
172E-183-No Worries
A number of blogs and postings on the web have been spreading the false rumor that there is an asteroid which is about to strike the Earth producing …
4 years, 3 months ago
683-TESS(460)
To find planets close to home NASA has launched TESS the Transiting Exoplanet Satellite which will monitor more than 200,000 nearby, stars over the e…
4 years, 3 months ago
171E-184-Most Dangerous
Recently the 3.5 meter Space Surveillance Telescope located at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico found an an asteroid which has been named…
4 years, 3 months ago
682-Falling Space Rocks(459)
n the early evening of January 17, 2018 six hundred and seventy four observers in 11 States and Canada reported a fireball meteor streaking across th…
4 years, 3 months ago
170E-182-Earth Life On Mars
If Earth had a mountain about four times higher than Mt. Everest this hypothetical mountain's summit would have the thin atmosphere, UV radiation fro…
4 years, 3 months ago
681-17,000 to Go(455)
So far asteroid hunters have discovered about 8,000 of the 25,000, large, potentially hazardous asteroids, suspected to exist, leaving 17,000 more to…
4 years, 4 months ago
169E-181-Beyond Moon
The relentless pull of the Earth's gravity on the Moon causes it to always point the same side towards us. The Moon's slight wobble has allowed us to…
4 years, 4 months ago
680-Comets and Asteroids(454)
If you set your mind to it, you can find and hold a sample of an asteroid, called a meteorite, which has landed on the Earth's surface. On the other …
4 years, 4 months ago