The Dirty Truth About China’s Secret Energy Strategy

The billowing clouds of steam and smoke are visible from miles away. As night falls and the lights turn the sky neon bright as far as the eye can see, the chimneys keep remorselessly pumping out their toxic fumes. This…

Bible story of Sodom revisited. Was it a meteor strike?

The Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah describes ancient cities destroyed for their wickedness. New research suggests a meteor impact instead.

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Asteroid 2021 SG came from the sun’s direction

Asteroid 2021 SG – 4 times the diameter of 2013’s Chelyabinsk meteor – passed near Earth without being previously detected on September 16, 2021.

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U.S. and China: Cooperation or competition in space?

Between the U.S. and China: Will it be collaboration or competition that defines international space science and exploration in the 21st century?

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What is time, and why does it move forward?

What is time, and why does it move forward? Cosmologist Thomas Kitching of University College London explains how the arrow of time points to the future.

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Planets are born in cosmic organic soups

Astronomers have found that planets form in cosmic soups of organic molecules. These soups have different ingredients, leading to a wide diversity of planets.

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Sex in space: Time to talk about it?

Sex in space has been a taboo subject for decades. But, these authors point out, it’ll be necessary for the survival of the human race.

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What are red giants?

What are red giants? Most main-sequence stars, like our sun, will become one. Red giants swell to such a large size they can swallow their inner planets.

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Encore Learning presents: Global Warming – Our Commonwealth at Risk: How We Need to Prepare for the New Normal – ARLnow

There is an old saying, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The reality is that all of us are inadvertently doing something about the weather – we’re changing it. Global warming is now undeniable, and…

 Inspiration4: 1st all-civilian crew goes to space

SpaceX made history again on September 15, 2021, as it successfully launched Inspiration4, “the world’s first all-civilian mission.”

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