Tag Archives: Solar moons

Repeatable Results That Aren’t

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’ll be talking about scientific research that may not be “fake:” but isn’t reliable, either. The good news is that many scientists want to fix the problem. I’ll also take a look at truth, beauty, Copernicus, and how a science … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life: Enceladus and Gliese 1132 b

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

We haven’t found life on — or in — Enceladus. But we’ve found organic compounds in the Saturnian moon’s salt-water geysers. Scientists detected an atmosphere around Gliese 1132 b, a planet about 39 light-years away. It’s Earth-like, in terms of … Continue reading →

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Tides and Our Moon’s Origin

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Scientists have been wondering how our moon formed, and why its orbit isn’t over Earth’s equator. It looks like our moon formed after something about the size of Mars hit Earth, roughly 4,500,000,000 years back. But the giant-impact hypothesis didn’t … Continue reading →

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Europa, Mars, and Someday the Stars

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Scientists think they’ve detected more plumes of water, shooting up from near Europa’s south pole. It’s early days, but we may have found a comparatively easy way to collect samples from the Jovian moon’s subsurface ocean. Stephen Hawking says humanity … Continue reading →

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