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OCT 08, 2015

Earth & The Environment

How Old is the Earth's Core?

The Earth may look like a cool, pretty green and blue ball with white cloudy swirls atop it all from the view of outer space, but on the inside, about 6,30

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 20, 2018

Chemistry & Physics

X-ray Images to Get Colors

In the near future, the X-ray images from your doctor's office will no longer be just black and white, at least that's what MARS Bioimaging Ltd

Written by: Daniel Duan
JAN 14, 2019

Space & Astronomy

Will We Ever Hear From NASA's Opportunity Rover Again?

NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on the Martian surface on January 25th, 2004 to explore in the name of science, but mission scientists weren’t

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2016

Space & Astronomy

Will Martian Astronauts Have to Battle With Dementia?

Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies are talking about it every day, and s

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2018

Space & Astronomy

NASA's InSight Lander Captured the Sound of Martian Wind

It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touch

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018

Space & Astronomy

NASA Unveils Official Plans to Return to the Moon

NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission launched from Earth’s surfac

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2018

Space & Astronomy

Behind the Scenes at NASA's Latest Space Habitat Simulator

While space agencies may send astronauts to the International Space Station on a regular basis, it’s a bit more complicated to send astronauts on lon

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2019

Space & Astronomy

The Science Behind Nuclear Fission-Powered Space Engines

The cold and unforgiving environment in outer space presents a lot of challenges, with one of those being power generation. Solar arrays can be cap

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2016

Space & Astronomy

Tim Peake Operates Earth Rover From the International Space Station

On Friday, ESA astronaut Tim Peake got to toy around with a test rover on Earth from the International Space Station. This is a great demonstration of how

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2016

Infographics

Life... Are You Out There?

With the recent passing of the great John Glenn, a man who will forever be remembered as the first American to orbit the Earth, we look again to the sky an

Written by: Akshay Masand
JUL 31, 2018

Chemistry & Physics

Where Does Earth Get Its Water

We live on Earth, the so-called blue planet. Without water, Earth would not be "blue" at all, not to mention the life that is bred on the

Written by: Daniel Duan
AUG 15, 2018

Space & Astronomy

Are Ion-Powered Rockets the Way of the Future for Space Exploration?

While chemical burn rockets are the industry standard for launching spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the bigger question concerns how we

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2018

Videos

What will people look like 1,000 years from now?

Sometimes in those rough moments when life just hits you with some growing pains, it's good to remember that we as people are always evolv

Written by: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 28, 2017

Videos

Is There a 10th Planet in the Solar System?

If there's another planet out there in our solar system, where could it be? That's a question that astronomers have been trying to answer

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2016

Space & Astronomy

Five Planets in the Sky to be Visible to the Naked Eye for the...

For the next month, sky gazers will get the opportunity see a rare event in the sky just before the crack of dawn each morning. Five planets will be lining

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2016

Videos

The Most Powerful Rocket in the World is Under Construction

The construction of the most powerful rocket ever to leave the surface of the Earth is underway at NASA. Known as the SLS rocket, it will be resp

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2015

Videos

Pluto Helps Bring In The Bucks For NASA

When it's budget review time in Washington, it helps if an agency or department requesting money has something to show off. No one could argue that NASA ha

Written by: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 25, 2015

Videos

Here's Where the Earth Got Most of its Water From

The Earth is made up of about two-thirds water, and scientists have thrown around ideas for years about where all of this water may have come fro

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2016

Videos

What We Can Expect From Space Exploration in 2016

Space exploration in 2015 was far from empty-handed. We learned a lot about various plants in our solar system last year. Among some of the most

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2016

Videos

Will the Earth One Day Run Out of Oxygen?

Our atmosphere has a lot of gas in it - nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide, but it hasn't always had these gasses. Is it possible th

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2018

Chemistry & Physics

How to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation

For every second, the solar wind blasts the Earth with millions of billions of high energy particles, and thanks to the magnetosphere of our planet

Written by: Daniel Duan
SEP 04, 2017

Videos

Here's Where Many of Our Spacecraft Have Gone

Humans have explored the solar system for decades with various kinds of spacecraft. Some were designed to orbit the Earth and its neighbors, whil

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017

Videos

Video Footage Shows Test of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket Engine

Earlier this month, SpaceX completed a successful test fire of the engine that will power the commercial space company's upcoming Falcon Heav

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2017

Videos

Will SpaceX rockets soon enable faster transportation around Earth?

SpaceX quickly became popular because of their Falcon 9 rocket, which routinely blasts off from the launch pad to send equipment into space - be

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2017

Videos

ESA Astronaut Captures Stunning Footage of a Moonrise from the...

The International Space Station is an incredible place to take photographs, as many former astronauts have shown. Now, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespol

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2017

Videos

The Differences Between Common Space Rocks

You probably hear the term 'space rock' getting thrown around a lot, but there are several kinds of space rocks, and it's important t

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2018

Videos

This 8-Wheeled Rover is Ideal for Exploring Other Planets

The Artemis Sr Rover could become the next big thing in space exploration. With its eight wheels and unique frame-lifting suspension system, the

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2017

Videos

Why the Kuiper Belt is Significant

Beyond Neptune is a unique region of our solar system known as the Kuiper Belt. This particular area of space is a lot like the asteroid belt, ex

Written by: Anthony Bouchard