Landing on a Comet (11/20/2014)
It has now been more than a week since the ESA-funded robotic lander known as Philae descended to the surface of comet 67P. Actually, as has been widely reported, the lander’s harpoon …
Sunspots, Moonshots, and Wyld Stallyns (11/6/2014)
Unless you make a habit of staring at the Sun, you may not have noticed that our local star is now sporting a new look. Last week, a cluster of sunspots the size …