- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
9.8-Magnitude Earthquake Poised to Hit California This Thursday, May 28
Or so says armchair scientist Frank Hoogerbeets
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 19th, 2015
Cosmologist: If Aliens Exist, They're Probably the Size of Bears
Mathematical model suggests alien lifeforms on a foreign planet would tip the scale at about 300 kilograms (660 pounds)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 31st, 2015
Watch: What Earth Would Be like If It Had Another Sun
Stunning video brings stars other than the Sun close to our planet, shows how they would transform the sky
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2015
11.2-Billion-Year-Old Star Has as Many as 5 Planets Orbiting It
The planets, discovered using NASA's Kepler satellite, are somewhat similar to celestial bodies in our Solar System
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 6th, 2014
21,000 New Planets Stand to Be Discovered Until the End of 2018
These previously undocumented planets will be discovered with the help of ESA's Gaia satellite, researchers explain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2014
Watch: This Is What Would Happen If All the Planets Were to Line Up
Hollywood has until now sold us dozens of such doomsday scenarios, it's high time we heard one from scientists
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 4th, 2014
Planets That Have a Companion Nearby Are More Likely to Host Life
New study finds that planets too benefit from having a companion in old age
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 5th, 2014
Beers Are Inspired by, Even Named After Planets in the Solar System
“The Planets” series will be made available to the public this coming August
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2014
Star on a Binge Will Soon Gobble Up Two Planets
Spoiler alert: by “soon,” astronomers mean 130 to 155 million years from now
- Apple & Mac Blog
- By Filip Truta
- February 3rd, 2014
Create Planetary Systems on Your Mac, Test Newton’s Law of Gravity
Gravity Lab goes free for a limited time, lets you make planetary systems
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2013
Volcano May Have Erupted a Billion Years of Mercury
Scientists are still puzzling over the planet's geologically-active past
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 13th, 2013
Cassini Sees Saturn, Mars, Earth and Venus in Same Image
This is the first time the spacecraft took such a photo
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 23rd, 2013
Watch: Animation Details the Makeup of Our Solar System
The video also points out it's only a matter of time until the Sun kills us all
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- January 8th, 2013
Get Solar 2 for Steam on Linux with a 75% Discount
The offer is limited and will expire on January 11
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 12th, 2012
Video Explains Asteroid Mining Initiative
The clip was produced by the company Planetary Resources
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 23rd, 2012
Solar System May Have a Ninth Planet
The object is estimated to be around four times the size of Earth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements
Hydrogen and helium cannot set the basis for new worlds