While we may think of our world as being huge, and our galaxy even more so, we are actually living in a very small sector of the Universe. The Sun is far smaller than many other stars researchers have been able to observe, and is able to generate far less energy than those others can. But that doesn’t, in any case, mean that the amounts of energy it puts out are negligible or … [Read more...]
Kepler Returns with News about New Worlds
It’s pretty exciting to hear news about strange and pristine worlds out there. And it would seem that the recent American Astronomical Associating meeting fuels our inclination towards exploring new vistas. The 227th meeting broke the news on the prodigal spacecraft’s ventures. Kepler returns with news about new worlds, after suffering from a crippling instrument malfunction … [Read more...]