Two Giant Black Holes Spiral Toward Collision
A supermassive black hole 9 billion light-years away appears to have a companion black hole orbiting around it. As the orbit shrinks, the pair gets closer to merging.
Chile Peppers Aboard the I.S.S. – Growing Food in Space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station harvest the first produce grown in zero gravity. Then they made a meal of it.
Chandra Catches Galaxy Collision Slingshot
Two colliding galaxies create a spectacular spray of superheated gas millions of lightyears long.
February 29th – The Science Behind Leap Year
Every four years, we have to fudge the calendar a bit. Here’s why.
Life: An Impossibility in an Impossible Universe
So – what’s actually up with Fermi’s Paradox? SF Writer John R. White discusses the question.
