The latest estimates of the number of exoplanets that exist within the Milky Way are in. Try and take a guess at how many there are? One for every ten stars? One for every five? The answer might surprise you.
Boris Volynov, intrepid Russian cosmonaut, survived a re-entry like none other in 1969. A salute to people who allow others to shoot them into space with vague promises about the can they’re riding in.
On January 22nd, the sun exploded. Or close enough, anyway. A massive solar flare reached Earth two days later leaving us with a lot of pretty lights in the sky while bombarding cosmic radiation that would kill us all. Lots of pictures! Enjoy!
A University of Washington student posits a theory on how we might detect moons around exoplanets. This could give us additional clues as to whether it’s a possible birthplace for life. But what should we do then? A few ideas…
NASA’s out there thinking about how people will live when we finally send someone to Mars.
