Science

The Solar System’s Newest Beach Spot Is An Icy One

One ticket to Pluto, please! Seems there’s an ocean there just waiting to be discovered, surfed or lounged about. Don’t worry about my well-being though — I’ll be packing a sweater.


January 5, 2011
Software

A Breathtaking Journey To The Solar System, Through The iPad

From the same developers who made the periodic table sexy, comes something which doesn’t need added gloss to lure people in (though it helps): the solar system.


October 4, 2010
Science

NASA IBEX Probe Confirms Freaky Stuff At Edge Of Solar System

Fact: Space is a freak show. But that link goes to a post about deep space, beyond our solar system. Thanks to the IBEX probe, however, we’re quickly learning that our own backyard is rife with the freaky-deaky too.


September 2, 2010
Science

Our Sun Might Look Like This… In Six Billion Years

Is this a Droid wallpaper? A Pokeball? Nope, it’s actually hot water surrounding a giant carbon star. It’s a phenomenon that’s puzzling scientists and it’s happening to a star similar to our sun.