Philosophy of Science Science Will Never Know Some Things December 12, 2015 Working against scientists' ambitions are hurdles of reality. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Tilted Planets Throw Theories Off Kilter November 30, 2015 An example of how data can be framed as success or failure, depending on the reporter's spin. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Major Scientific Revolutions Are Still Possible November 24, 2015 Beware the myth of progress. There's more scientists don't know than what they know. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy There's No Place Like Earth November 20, 2015 A survey of known exoplanets finds no real estate as valuable as Earth. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Early Massive Galaxies Will Require Theory Overhaul (Again) November 18, 2015 Big bang theory didn't expect massive galaxies so early, but they've known about this problem for over a decade. CONTINUE READING
Geology New Earth Ocean Theory Is All Wet November 16, 2015 Time to rewrite the textbooks again. Earth started out wet, scientists now claim, overturning decades of dogma. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto May Be Erupting November 10, 2015 Two mountains that look like giant volcanoes hint at current activity on Pluto. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Inventing Stars, Solar Systems and Universes October 31, 2015 Always look into the methods used when scientists speak confidently about models for making things appear out of nowhere. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Entropy in Space Seen at All Scales October 22, 2015 Entropy at all scales: clearly seen. Creation of order: not so much. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pounding Headaches for Solar System Dates October 19, 2015 It's hard to tell when things crashed into each other. CONTINUE READING
Solar System New Thoughts on Habitable Planets October 9, 2015 Astrobiologists are trying to standardize the requirements for habitable planets. Do they get them all? CONTINUE READING
Intelligent Design Do You Know How Lucky You Are to Live on Earth? September 22, 2015 The factors that make life possible came together so beautifully, even materialists have trouble knowing why we're here. CONTINUE READING
Solar System "Overdose of Awesomeness": New Pluto Images Show Unpredicted Activity September 17, 2015 More images have been released from New Horizons' July 14 flyby of Pluto, showing youthful mountains, glaciers and an escaping atmosphere. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Astrobiology: The Joy of Being Wrong August 18, 2015 An astrobiologist looks forward to the day when everything he says is totally wrong. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Planets Defy Bottom-Up Assembly August 15, 2015 As much as they want to imagine planets forming from dust, secular astronomers run into insurmountable difficulties. CONTINUE READING