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“Rolling Stones Rock” Is the Coolest Mars Rock That Ever Rolled
The legendary British rock band has been honored by NASA with a rock that the InSight lander rocket-blasted across the Red Planet’s surface last year. [NASA/JPL-Caltech] Those of you who frequently...
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Nuking a Hurricane Is a Stupid Idea
Why have a hurricane when you could have a radioactive hurricane. Hurricane Florence as seen from the International Space Station in September 2018 [NASA (edit by Ian O’Neill)] Now, I don’t like to...
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“Solitude” by Enceladus
Today’s digital palette cleanser is bought to you courtesy of Cassini and a small icy moon filled with intrigue. As we constantly check the news sites for updates on the minutia of our daily lives,...
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SCIENCED Podcast: No Tea on Teegarden b
Are you sure it’s THAT habitable? [NASA] Before zipping off to Hawaii and taking a short writing break, I was invited to appear on the SoCal Science Writing “SCIENCED” podcast with Jessie Hendricks to...
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The Sun Is a Beautifully Blank Billiard Ball for Halloween
For the festive season, our nearest star is keeping its choice of costume simple. I’m not saying the Sun isn’t being creative, it’s just not putting too much effort into this year’s stellar fancy...
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Interstellar Comet Borisov Looks Weirdly Familiar
The gas cyanogen has been detected in 2I/Borisov’s coma—a historic detection of a gas commonly found in regular comets. Artist’s impression of a cometary nucleus. [ESA] It’s official, the solar system...
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Catching a Star’s Helium Flash
Old stellar flashers will be caught in the act in the not-so-distant future, whether they like it or not. [Smithsonian] While we have a pretty good idea about how stars like our Sun work, observing...
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Is Betelgeuse About to Blow? Maybe… Maybe Not
The famous supergiant on Orion’s shoulder has rapidly dimmed, stoking excitement that a supernova may be in the offing. Artist’s impression of the tortured, bubbling photosphere of a dying Betelgeuse....
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Earth's Magnetic Field Just Hit a Phantom Speed Bump
Earth likely passed through “a fold in the heliospheric current sheet,” which induced a powerful electrical surge down here on the ground. While science news is filled with rumbling earthquakes and...
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I Dared a Mighty Thing: A Change in Career
On the one hand, I’m a little sad: I’ve stepped down as editor for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific‘s Mercury magazine and Mercury Online. After nine issues of editing and producing Mercury,...
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