NASA Solar Study Mission Moves to Next Design Stage
Johns Hopkins APL Team Developing Solar Probe Plus for Closest-ever Flights Past the Sun
Coyotes Shrank, Wolves Did Not, After Last Ice Age and Megafaunal Extinctions
Once large and wolf-like, coyotes ultimately became much smaller
Space Weather: Explosions on Venus
In the grand scheme of the solar system, Venus and Earth are almost the same distance from the sun. Yet the planets differ dramatically: Venus is some 100 times hotter than Earth and its days more than 200 times longer.
Ultra-fast Outflows Help Monster Black Holes Shape Their Galaxies
A curious correlation between the mass of a galaxy's central black hole and the velocity of stars in a vast, roughly spherical structure known as its bulge has puzzled astronomers for years.