I know, it sounds kinda funny…but this could be very, very cool for you. The people at NASA are looking for some help in naming a new section of the International Space Station. Technically it’s called a module, but the quick and easy name that’s commonly used is a ‘node,’ and this is temporarily being labeled Node 3.

Node 1 is called Unity, and Node 2 was actually named by some school students; they called it Harmony. Now, the newest node will act as a control tower for robot technology (cool!) and a giant observation deck, and NASA is looking for suggestions for a name. They’ve offered Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture…but they’re also open to your suggestion.

Tell your friends about it, let your teachers know about it, and see if you can’t get your school involved. This will take you to NASA’s site and give you all the information. Good luck!

What is this? It’s an image of one of the largest and most spectacular explosions in the universe. And when we say large, we mean HUGE!

Thank goodness it happened so far away, because you don’t want a gamma ray burst like this right next door. You’ve heard of a supernova, and you know how massive and deadly those are, right? Well, it’s possible that this explosion was about the size of 9,000 supernovae. 9,000!

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute believe that this particular fireball detonated more than 12  billion light years away, and was the result of a massive star running out of its nuclear fuel. Once that happens, things turn ugly for the star, and in this case, it was violent beyond belief.

I think you’d enjoy reading more about it. Here’s a link to one story on the explosion, one of many you could find online. And, to find out more about gamma rays, just click here.

A couple of Galahad fans picked up on this before I did and sent me emails about it. Hopefully this comet is not related to Comet Bhaktul. And for those of you who think you have to be OLD before you do really cool stuff, you should know that the guy who discovered this comet was 19 years old at the time.

Quanzhi Ye hails from China, just like our own lovable Gap Lee, and, like Gap, has accomplished a lot before his 20th birthday. He’s a meteorology student, and happened to be the first to spot this gorgeous green comet. Read the story of how he did it, and why the comet is green!