Nov 03 4K NASA video lets you see the sun in a new light By Justin Scuiletti NASA is allowing you to engage in an extended gazing session at our planet's star this week with the release of a new video that reveals the sun -- rotation, solar flares and all -- in unprecedented detail. The… Continue reading
Nov 03 How chemistry creates the perfect, gooey grilled cheese sandwich By Nsikan Akpan What are the best cheeses for melting and why? This three-minute video from the American Chemical Society has the answer. Continue reading
Oct 30 See close-up photos of geysers on Saturn's moon By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Haunting and detailed pictures of Saturn’s moon Enceladus are being released by NASA today after an October 28 flyby in which the Cassini spacecraft skimmed by only about 30 miles above the moon’s surface. Continue reading
Oct 29 Astronaut Scott Kelly sets record for most days in orbit By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins As of today, International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly has spent more days off the planet than any other American. With 216 days in orbit, he sets the American record for most days spent space. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 1:41 Flying through an icy plume to test a moon's hospitality By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a NASA spacecraft flew into an icy spray coming off one of Saturn’s moon to figure out whether it has hydrothermal vents that could support life. A NASA video explains the science… Continue watching
Oct 28 7 times that science explained aliens By Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas You want to believe in aliens, UFOs, crop circles and Roswell, but science says not so fast. Happy Halloween!… Continue reading
Oct 26 FAQ: Exactly what processed meat should I avoid, and other questions By Nsikan Akpan Here's the chemistry behind how processed meats cause cancer. Continue reading
Oct 26 Bacon, hot dogs and processed meats cause cancer, WHO says By Nsikan Akpan World Health Organization rewrites its health guidelines on meat consumption, arguing that processed meats cause cancer. Red meat carries a high risk too. Continue reading
Oct 23 The science of how Hurricane Patricia became so colossal By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Patricia's brute strength is just one sign that 2015's cyclone season is one for the ages. Continue reading
Oct 22 NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target By Joshua Barajas Flight controllers initiated the first of four maneuvers Thursday needed to change New Horizons’ trajectory toward an object elsewhere in the Kuiper Belt. Continue reading