Why 'Doctor Who' Still Rules Time and Space After 50 Years
The time-traveling TARDIS from the TV show “Doctor Who” flies through space. The popular series has remained a cultural touchstone for over 50 years.Credit: Doctor Who Facebook “Doctor Who” fans know how important it is to take bananas to a party, and the value of coincidence. And of course, while you’re around weeping angels, don’t […]
Doctor Who LEGO Set Coming Soon: Prepare for Time-Traveling Adventures
A new Lego Ideas set will bring the “Doctor Who” world to the small scale, including at least two of the Doctors, two Daleks, at least one companion, a weeping angel and the sonic screwdriver.Credit: The Lego Group via Google+ “Doctor Who” fans know that size doesn’t really matter — after all, the time machine […]
Hubble’s Planetary Portrait Captures New Changes in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have produced new maps of Jupiter – the first in a series of annual portraits of the solar system’s outer planets. To source
Hubble’s Planetary Portrait Captures New Changes in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have produced new maps of Jupiter – the first in a series of annual portraits of the solar system’s outer planets. To source
Leading Astronomer Violated Sexual Harassment Policies, Investigation Finds
Geoff Marcy is a professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley.Credit: NASA Geoff Marcy, a leader in the field of exoplanet science, was found to have “violated campus sexual harassment policy” at the University of California, Berkeley, where he works, an investigation by the university has concluded. The investigation, conducted by the school’s […]
Worlds Apart
Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons. To source
Worlds Apart
Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons. To source
Ultrathin Microlenses Could Boost Space Science and Tech
This schematic drawing shows how a “metasurface” can generate and focus radially polarized light.Credit: Amir Arbabi/Faraon Lab/Caltech Researchers have created the first ultrathin, flat lens able to focus light just as well as its curved counterparts, potentially enabling big breakthroughs in camera and microscope technology. “These flat lenses will help us to make more-compact and […]
Mars' Mysterious South Pole Revealed in New Photo
The icy south pole of Mars takes center stage in this amazing close up from a larger photo of the Martian south pole and cratered Hellas Basin region captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter.Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO A newly released photo provides a great look at Mars’ seldom-seen South […]
AIMing a light across millions of kilometres
Imagine beaming a light across millions of kilometres of empty space, all the way back to Earth. ESA’s proposed Asteroid Impact Mission is intended to do just that: demonstrate laser communications across an unprecedented void. To source
New 'Habitability Index' Could Help Guide Search for Alien Life
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in October of 2018.Credit: NASA Researchers have a new way to rank the life-hosting potential of alien worlds. The “habitability index” metric could help guide the operations of future observatories, such as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), that will scan exoplanet atmospheres for signs of […]
Nalla, the persuader
Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Nalla, a female peregrine falcon, persuades other birds to nest away from our beautiful deep-space tracking dish To source
Golden Meteor Streaks Across the Milky Way Amazing Photo
A three-hour drive provided an amazing shot of a dazzling meteor for one dedicated astrophotographer. Photographer Thomas Milan took this image of a meteor among the Milky Way stars from Castlepoint, one of his favorite dark sky locations in New Zealand. The photo was captured during the annual Perseid meteor shower in August. “This photo shows […]