Life's Little Mysteries Space Archives
Planet X? New Evidence of an Unseen Planet at Solar System's Edge
May 22, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
An astronomer has proposed the existence of an unseen planet in the distant outskirts of the solar system. It would explain the peculiar motions of Kuiper belt objects.
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The True Stories of 5 Mystery Planets
May 22, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Astronomers have been predicting the existence of unseen planets in the solar system for centuries. Sometimes they're right, but other times it's just wishful thinking.
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Science Fact or Fiction: We Can Jump Between Parallel Universes
May 18, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
One minute everything is normal, the next everything is just a little off. Parallel universes!
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Video: How to Make a Solar Eclipse Viewer
May 18, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
There's a solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20. If you want to see it happen, learn how to build a simple eclipse viewer out of a shoe box.
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Science Fiction or Fact: Invisibility Cloaks Will One Day Exist
May 15, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Harry Potter and Star Trek invisibility cloaks might be tough to pull off.
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What's a Solar Eclipse?
May 08, 2012, Denise Chow, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Tomorrow's opening of the latest film in "The Twilight Saga" hopefully won't "eclipse" nature's phenomena of the same name.
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Why the 'Supermoon' Will Look Largest Near the Horizon
May 04, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
There are a couple of theories floating around about why the moon looks larger near the horizon. Either way, be sure to check out the effect during the "supermoon" on Saturday.
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5 Moon Mysteries to Ponder During Saturday's Supermoon
May 03, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor, and Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Ponder these five lunar mysteries while you're gazing at the big and beautiful supermoon this Saturday night.
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Photos: Mysterious Objects Spotted On the Moon
May 02, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Conspiracy theorists who think NASA is covering up evidence of alien life have latched onto a number of strange anomalies on the surface of the moon. Are these really signs of life?
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Top 5 Mysteries of the Moon
May 02, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor, and Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Ponder these five lunar mysteries while you're gazing at the big and beautiful supermoon this Saturday night.
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Saturday's 'Supermoon' Won't Destroy Earth
May 02, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Have no fear of the supermoon this Saturday. Earth can handle its slightly-stronger-than-normal gravitational pull.
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How to Find a Meteorite in 5 Steps
May 01, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Finding a specimen from space takes hard work and dedication, but these steps will get you looking in the right direction.
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Science Fiction or Fact: Will Tractor Beams Ever Become Reality?
April 30, 2012, Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Need to reign in an enemy spaceship? Fire up the tractor beam.
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Vote: Has NASA Launched a Secret Manned Mission to the Moon?
April 27, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
No one has set foot on the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Or have they?
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How Nerds Named the First Space Shuttle
April 26, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Trekkies convinced president Ford to change the name of the first space shuttle.
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Parallel Universes in 200 Words
April 26, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Find out why physicists think there are parallel universes out there, containing people exactly like you.
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UFO Spaceship Orbiting the Sun, or a Camera Glitch?
April 26, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
An admittedly intriguing object has been found in a new NASA image of the sun. Is it a UFO?
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Does Asteroid Mining Violate Space Law?
April 23, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Space law experts strongly disagree when it comes to the legal status of asteroid mining. Who owns mined materials – the company that goes and gets them, or all of mankind?
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If Not Dark Matter, Then What?
April 19, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Dark matter has been called into question by a new survey of stars. But physicists think the survey, and not dark matter itself, is flawed, because the alternatives to dark matter theory are weak.
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What Would Happen If You Fell into a Black Hole?
April 13, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Falling into a black hole would be a rough ride, but there would be some major upshots.
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Vote: Do You Believe in Life on Mars?
April 11, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries
Do you think life exists, or has ever existed, on Mars?
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'Monolith' Object on Mars? You Could Call It That
April 11, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Have aliens erected a "monolith" on the surface of Mars?
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Update: Texas Fireball was Real After All, NASA Says
April 11, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A bright object that streaked across the daytime sky in Texas was actually a meteor, not a jet contrail.
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Mystery Fireball in Texas Actually a Jet Contrail, NASA Scientist Says
April 10, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A bright object that streaked across the daytime sky in Texas was actually a jet contrail, a NASA meteor expert confirms.
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Rare, Unexplained Daytime Fireball Scorches Texas Sky
April 10, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Spring is fireball season, as exemplified by a huge meteor that streaked across the Texas sky during the day last week. Scientists can't explain the seasonal uptick.
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