Comet Lovejoy Delivers Free Alcohol
By Kate Stone Comet Lovejoy recently released large amounts of alcohol and sugar into space, according to new observations by…
Category: Physical Sciences
Coral Bleaching: Reefs Continue to Suffer
NOAA has announced that the third global coral bleaching event is underway. Find out what you might be able to do to help save the coral reefs.
Total Lunar Eclipse of the Heart
By Max Goldberg The lunar eclipse is something a person can see only a few times in a lifetime. Luckily…
Sunsets are Illusions
What are sunsets? To human eyes, they are very cool optical illusions. Learn about light scattering, and how to photograph sunsets.
What Does a Marine Biologist Do?
Our friends over at Techsploration in Canada inspire people to make the world a better place with science. That’s why…
Sea Turtles Poisoned by Plastic
By Kate Stone Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir. Mr.…
Comet Carries Building Blocks of Life
Many of us learned in school that comets were lifeless balls of frozen gas and dust hurtling through space. In…
Solar Energy that Doesn’t Block the View
A company is making completely see-through solar energy panels for our phones and tablets. Next, for our car and home…
Apollo 11 Astronauts’ Customs Form
Customs declaration forms are familiar documents to international travelers. But what about space travelers? When the Apollo 11 astronauts splashed…
New Horizon’s Pluto Flyby
NASA’s spacecraft New Horizons entered its closest approach with Pluto yesterday, as part of its nine-year mission to study the…