Space // 

Earth is a planet of habit. It rigorously adheres to a whirlwind of a daily schedule, spinning through its tasks …

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:57 AM Oct 23 2017

Long ago, 15 bright radio pulses emerged from a dwarf galaxy about 3 billion light years away from Earth. Last …

Mary Beth Griggs at 13:17 PM Sep 1 2017
Science // 

When the Navy wants to send a message to an underwater submarine, it sometimes uses very low frequency (VLF) radio …

Sarah Fecht at 10:42 AM May 22 2017
Space // 

In 1994, Glen Wurden watched several huge pieces of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crash into Jupiter, generating an …

Sarah Fecht at 10:49 AM Apr 1 2016

By land mass, Canada is the second largest country on Earth. Yet much like Earth’s largest country, Russia, humans …

Kelsey D. Atherton at 15:48 PM Jan 13 2016
Nature // 

Let’s face it, the fact that you were born is not Earth-shattering news. Sorry. But there’s a good chance that …

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:45 AM Dec 2 2015
Space // 

Billions of years ago, comets might have brought the essential ingredients for life to Earth. And what could …

Sarah Fecht at 10:27 AM Oct 27 2015
 
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