Saturn dayLaura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceWhy We Still Don't Know How Long a Day is on Saturnverified_publisherGizmodo - Rae PaolettaThe ending of NASA’s Cassini mission is a truly intoxicating cocktail of emotions; on one hand, the data from this 20-year-long mission will fuel …
Black holesLaura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceFast Cosmic Clouds Could Reveal Hidden Black Holes in Milky WayInverse - Neel V. PatelYou don't hear that happening every day. Clouds move at a snail’s pace in Earth’s atmosphere, but in outer space, they’re capable of zooming through …
Meteor showersLaura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLook Up! 6 Meteor Showers to Watch Nowspace.com - By Joe RaoEvery summer, skywatchers all over the world look forward to observing the famed Perseid meteor shower, but they often overlook some of the lesser …
SpaceLaura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceGuess What? Space is Full of BoozeSmithsonian Magazine - The ConversationA cold beer on a hot day or a whisky nightcap beside a coal fire. A well earned glass can loosen your thinking until you feel able to pierce the …
EclipseLaura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceWhen you watch the eclipse, keep an eye out for diamonds in the skyverified_publisherPopular Science - Marissa ShiehIt’s from a ray of sunshine peeking through a lunar valley. The Moon isn’t just some big round rock: it has mountains and valleys. And during a total solar eclipse, you can actually see the sunlight cutting a path through that lunar terrain. As you may already know, a broad swath of the United States …
Laura Dorpinghausflipped into ScienceJupiter is so big it does not actually orbit the sunverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Dave MosherOne of my daughter's favorite books is "Space Walk" by Salina Yoon. Each page shows a planet accompanied by a rhyming factoid about it. But each time I read it to her — sometimes three or more times a day — I furrow my nerdy brow at this line: "Of all the planets that circle the sun, giant Jupiter …