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New Titan Findings from Topographical Map

Cassini's huge dataset will yield discoveries for many years, as witness the global topographical map of Titan that has been assembled by Cornell University astronomers. The map draws on topographical data of the moon from multiple sources by way of studying its...

Unusual Visitor: A Deeper Look at ‘Oumuamua

When I first wrote about the interstellar interloper now called 'Oumuamua, I made reference to Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama because of the delightful symmetry between the novel and the object, though noting that 'we're unlikely to find that A/2017 U1 is as...

Vintage Voyager: Online Video Resources

With Voyager on my mind because of its recent anniversary, I had been exploring the Internet landscape for archival footage. But Ioannis Kokkinidis made my search unnecessary with the following essay, which links to abundant resources. The author of several Centauri...

New Horizons After 2014 MU69

If New Horizons can make its flyby of Kuiper Belt Object MU69 at a scant 3500 kilometers, our imagery and other data should be much enhanced over the alternative 10,000 kilometer distance, one being kept in reserve in case pre-encounter observations indicate a...

Creating Our Own Final Frontier: Part Two

In which Larry Klaes concludes his analysis of Forbidden Planet, the still revered science fiction classic from the 1950s. If you ever had any questions about this film, Larry is your man, and note the full complement of online resources at the end of the essay. by...