Troubled Nuclear Reactor in California Could Be Back Online in June As Japan shut down its last operating nuclear reactor this weekend, Edison International, owner of California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, announced plans to bring their troubled plant back online in June. With the peak-use summer season just around the corner, troubles continue to […]

SUPERMOON AND METEOR SHOWER THIS WEEKEND: Saturday, May 5th, will present a unique opportunity to observe both a ‘supermoon’ and the remnants of Halley’s Comet in the form of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. On Saturday, May 5th, the biggest full moon of the year, known as a ‘supermoon,’ will occur at 11:35 p.m. EDT […]

Science fiction has broadened and inspired the imaginations of millions worldwide, and while providing a glimpse into our possible future, at times it has also served as the basis for the progress of technology beyond many of our wildest dreams. Imagine a future where astronaut-miners or “droids” travel to nearby asteroids in search of water […]

Sunday, April 22nd, marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, and while millions around the globe celebrate, remembering what Earth Day represents is as important now as it was in 1970. In 1970, most Americans were more concerned about the Vietnam War than they were about the “environment.”  The environmental movement, as it would come […]

April 15, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and while two cruise ships from opposite shores of the Atlantic sail across the ocean retracing the ill-fated liner’s voyage, many myths regarding the “unsinkable” Titanic still remain afloat. The night of April 14-15, 1912, will forever go down in the […]