Astronomers at Caltech announced this week that evidence suggests a ninth planet could exist in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Unexpected alignments in the orbits
Tag: Percival Lowell
Sketches of Mars
A piece of history for today’s image. These spidery lines are astronomer Percival Lowell’s sketches of canals on Mars, dated from the late 1890’s or
5 Defunct Theories of Science that are Totally Awesome
1. Vulcan The planet Vulcan has a history that’s even older than Star Trek. And almost as entertaining. In the 1840’s, astronomers were puzzled by perturbations
