Mysterious Mars
Mars is full of secrets and mysteries. The classic definition of a desert world, our
Markus
Markus Hammonds is a research fellow at the University of Tokyo who spends his life looking at very small things on very large scales, and trying to better understand the chemistry of interstellar space. He also writes for several science blogs, and is an advocate of the idea that science can and should be for everyone. When not busy
being sciencey, he can often be found playing a ukulele, drinking mojitos or staring at the sky. Markus can be contacted via his personal blog at supernovacondensate.net or on twitter as @InvaderXan
Did life’s building blocks crash land?
In 1969, on September 28, the skies near Murchison, Victoria (not to be confused with
The smoking guns of dying stars
The ancient Greeks once believed that the heavens were immutable. A vast starry vista, eternally
Radio quiet, please!
Originally conceived over 20 years ago, there’s a project being undertaken by scientists and engineers
A brand new boson?
It’s official. As was the subject of a press conference here in Europe this morning, the
Networking the Solar System
When the human race inevitably expands off planet Earth, we’ll naturally want to take our