Astronomy Star Warts: Planets Rebel Against Theory August 5, 2020 Things in space don't always cooperate with theoretical expectations. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Star Formation Theories Fail to Shine May 10, 2018 Big things are wrong in astrophysics, say several news articles. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Astronomers Deal With Outrageous Phenomena March 23, 2016 Even for scientists accustomed to big things, some observations seem too outrageous to explain. 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
Cosmology Double Trouble for Cosmology January 24, 2015 Two developments are converging to threaten the standard big bang model of the universe's origin. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology More Cosmic Fine-Tuning Found January 17, 2015 The Anthropic Principle refuses to go away. The mass of the light quark adds to finely tuned factors that make the universe life-supporting. CONTINUE READING
Physics Of Molecules and Men September 27, 2014 Atoms and molecules are tiny but can have a big influence on the habitability of planets and astrobiologists' theories about them. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Big Bang's Lithium Problem Gets More Problematic September 15, 2014 There's no escape; new measurements show far less lithium than predicted by the big bang, and more fine tuning than would be expected by chance. CONTINUE READING