Tag: "Ben Burress"

A Long and Winding DNA

A Long and Winding DNA

How long would the DNA from every living thing on Earth stretch? Could we make it to the next star? The next galaxy? The end of the Universe?

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Feb 02, 2009 by

An Asteroid's Close Call

An Asteroid's Close Call

This has been a month of dashed hopes for astronomers around the world. Last month it seemed possible that an asteroid the size of a Boeing 737 jet was due to collide with Mars on January 30. Today that seems far less likely, but, as Amy Standen reports, astronomers consider it a wake up call. [...]

 
Amy Standen

Post on Jan 17, 2008 by