2006
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Don Pettit Goes to Antarctica
Dec. 11, 2006
Astronaut Don Pettit has just landed in the meteorite-rich ice fields of Antarctica where he plans to launch a series of edgy and entertaining science experiments to be shared with the general public.
Planets around Dead Stars
April 5, 2006
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a disk of dusty debris surroundung a long-dead star. It is the kind of disk where planets are born, raising the possibility that second-generation planets can form around stars after they go supernova.
Solar Storm Warning
March 10, 2006
This week researchers announced that a storm is coming--the most intense solar maximum in fifty years.
Hard-nosed Advice to Lunar Prospectors
May 22, 2006
A 22-year veteran of prospecting and mining on Earth has some no-nonsense advice for lunar explorers.
Long Range Solar Forecast
May 10, 2006
The Sun's Great Conveyor Belt has slowed to a record-low crawl, which has important implications for future solar activity: Solar Cycle 25 peaking in 2022 could be one of the weakest in centuries.
A Growing Intelligence around Earth
Oct. 26, 2006
A satellite orbiting Earth is learning to think for itself. This artificial intelligence offers a powerful new way to study Earth, and it may prove useful on other planets, too.
SMART-1 to Crash the Moon
Aug. 30, 2006
A European spaceship is about to crash into the Moon. Amateur astronomers may be able to observe the impact.
Electric Hurricanes
Jan. 9, 2006
Three of the most powerful hurricanes of 2005 were filled with mysterious lightning.
Is The MoonStill Alive?
Nov. 9, 2006
Conventional wisdom says The Moonis dead. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. Today in the journal Nature, a team of scientists announced evidence for fresh geologic activity on the Moon.
Venus Meets a Planet Named George
April 11, 2006
This month, Venus can guide you to a naked-eye planet that ancient astronomers inexplicably failed to see.