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15 Facts About Our Planet For Earth Day
How much do you know about the planet you live on? Here are 15 scientific facts about our home world to help you celebrate Earth Day in as geeky a way possible.
A 5-Step Plan To Tow An Asteroid To Earth
News has leaked that NASA will get $100 million to investigate a mission to tow an asteroid near the Earth for study. Sounds easy, right? Yeah, not so much.
Georgia Congressman Says Big Bang Is "Straight From The Pit Of Hell"
Paul Broun (R-GA) gave a fiery speech last week, and said scientific concepts like the Big Bang and evolution were "straight from the pit of Hell". He also claimed the Earth was 9000 years old - which means the Earth was created a thousand years *after* humans discovered agriculture. Hmmm. BTW, this guy sits on the House Science Committee... with Todd "Women Have Magic Vaginas" Akins.
It Takes A BIG Machine To See Tiny Particles
It took more than a magnifying glass to find the Higgs boson... one of the detectors is Compact Muon Solenoid, which is 50 feet high and weighs more than 12,000 tons! [Image from CERN]
Mine Goes to 11 11 11
Oh, so *that's* why geeks are so excited on 11/11/11.
Billions of Starless Planets Wander the Galaxy
Well, at least when doomsday hits Earth, there'll be plenty of planets to choose from.
TIE Fighter Attacks Sun During Eclipse
Darth Vader must hate solar eclipses.
BuzzFeed Calls Famous UK Scientist a Naked Chimp!
Software error, or does someone at BuzzFeed have it out for famous scientist and TV science presenter Brian Cox?
9 Amazing Images Of Alien Worlds
Astronomers now have actual pictures of planets orbiting other stars. Including, apparently, Sauron's homeworld.
OM NOM NOM! Star Eats Its Own Planet
Think about this the next time you're standing in front of the open fridge.
Yoda Cloud Gazes Down from Jedi Heaven
When 30,000 feet you reach, look as good you will NOT.
Incredible Space Pic: Flying Into an Aurora
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi took this amazing picture of the space station heading right into an aurora at 28,000 kph! Original pic on Twitpic.
Give Space a Chance!
The rumors of the demise of manned space exploration are exaggerated. The new NASA budget canceling the Ares rocket may be a *good* thing. Here's how.
Somewhere, Something Incredible is Waiting to Be Known. Carl Sagan, 1934 – 1996
Carl Sagan would've been 75 today. Here's what he did for us.
Ten Things You Don't Know About Hubble
10 cool things you probably don't know about the orbiting observatory... from someone who used it!
Pluto Gets Its Due
Pluto's been kicked around for years, but it's still a pretty wild object. Take this tour of the world too cool to be called a planet.
Illinois Plutocrats Are Goofy
Illinois legislators just declared Pluto is a planet. I guess they're all done cleaning up crime, solving poverty, and selling Senate seats.
Breaking: Extremely Bright Meteor Over Texas!
A fireball bright enough to see in broad daylight was reported around 11:00 a.m. local time Feb. 15 in Texas (Between San Antonio and Austin). Did you see it?
Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2008
An astronomer's pick of the Top Ten pictures of 2008. Take a minute from frenzied shopping to appreciate the whole Universe.
NASA Chief Butting Heads With Obama
NASA chief Mike Griffin is reportedly not happy with the Obama transition team, and some friction is developing.