First Conclusive Signature for Lunar Uranium
[/caption] Using data obtained from the gamma ray spectrometer on the Kaguya spacecraft scientists have found signatures of uranium, an…
Watch Live Webcast of Ulysses Spacecraft Switch-off
[/caption] UPDATE: Use this link to watch the webcast (the other one isn't working very well!) It's the spacecraft that…
Book Review: Keep Watching the Skies
[/caption] We work hard to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. If lucky, we've got…
Landforms Indicate “Recent” Warm Weather on Mars
[/caption] Remember the polygon-shaped landforms at Mars north polar region that the Phoenix lander studied? The polygons are produced by…
Book Review: How To Live On Mars
[/caption] With all the probes recently landing on Mars, it's no wonder we feel that the planet is close enough…
What is the Lithosphere?
According to the United States Geological Survey (the USGS), the lithosphere is, "the solid outer zone of the Earth comprising…
Book Review: To a Distant Day
[/caption] Being part of a series on a "people's history of spaceflight", Chris Gainor's book entitled "To a Distant Day…
Spirit Rover Begins Making Night Sky Observations
[/caption] When your rover has abundant energy but can't go anywhere, what's a scientist to do? How about making observations…
Manned Solar Plane Will Attempt Flight Around the World
[/caption] A man who circled the globe in a balloon in 1999 has a new global adventure planned. Bertrand Piccard…
DVD Review: Sputnik Mania
[/caption] Fear remained in the air even after the great global conflict of World War II ended. This arose because,…