Science

Science, such a broad term. There’s a discipline that covers every area of human understanding. Typically the science we’re interested in relates to humans and space but might often involve other areas of human advancement.

Blog: Sunsets on Exoplanets

Some enterprising and damned creative scientists have used the spectrum of light showing or not from distant exoplanets to determine what sunsets might look like on them.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm January 20, 2012 Tags: , ,
Blog: Shuttle Engines, An Entire Field of Science

NASA’s space shuttle was a feat of engineering that hasn’t been matched since. But maybe one of the coolest things about it are the three main engines that help propel it into orbit.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm December 13, 2011 Tags: , , ,
Blog: Space Telescopes and Why We Need Them

The Kepler and James Webb space telescopes are on the chopping block, budget-wise. Probably only because too few people are aware of how much they’ve done for the human understanding of the universe we live in.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm December 9, 2011 Tags: , , , , ,
Blog: Coronal Mass Ejections, Not Just Pretty to Look At

Coronal Mass Ejections are massive disturbances on the Sun’s surface, ejecting plasma out into the solar system. Sure, they look pretty but what are the dangers of being on the receiving end of a CME?

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm December 8, 2011 Tags: , ,
Blog: Renewable Energy, or, How Renewable is Our Means of Generating Energy?

There are a lot of problems with the “renewable” energy solutions being touted as the solutions for our problems. Not the least of which are the non-renewable components that they require and their relatively low output rates.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm December 7, 2011 Tags: ,