Mar 27 Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars By Justin Scuiletti Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of… Continue reading
Mar 18 ‘Ripples’ of the Big Bang reveal the beginning of the universe By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Update, 10:52 a.m. Mar. 18 EDT: Video by Stanford University shows Professor Andrei Linde and his wife’s surprise when they are told for the first time there is evidence supporting cosmic inflation theory. “It just overwhelms,” Mr. Linde said. Continue reading
Mar 17 Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence from the creation of the universe By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists believe that less than a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, the universe began to rapidly expand as fast as the speed of light. With a radio telescope at the South Pole, scientists followed gravitational waves which… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in ‘African Cosmos’ Astronomy, Art and Education Collide in "African Cosmos."… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Venus Transit: Explaining a Rare Phenomenon Venus Transit: Explaining a Rare Phenomenon… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Viewing the Venus Transit: What’s the Safest Way? Viewing the Venus Transit: What's the Safest Way?… Continue watching
May 02 Black Hole Rips Star To Shreds, Then Swallows It Computer simulation shows a star being shredded by the gravity of a massive black hole and ejecting the debris at high speeds.The blue dot pinpoints the black hole's location. Credit: NASA, S. Gezari. This video simulates the murder of a… Continue reading
Apr 18 Space Tornadoes, Baby Stars, and Ancient Galaxies By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After a thousand days in space, the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope has sent back thousands of images of stars being born, space "tornadoes" and galaxies at the edge of the universe. To commemorate its voyage, the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch A Possible Second Home for Humanity Found, but the Commute’s Brutal Scientists have discovered a so-called "Goldilocks" planet with a temperature that is not too hot, not too cold, but maybe just right to support life. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching