List of Planets
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun but not the hottest. That distinction goes to Venus. The planet was…
Lightning Detected on Mars
[/caption] The first direct evidence of lightning has been detected on Mars. Researchers from the University of Michigan found signs…
More Atmospheric CO2 Today Than in the Past 2.1 Millions Years
[/caption] Researchers have been able to determine the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over the past 2.1 million years in the…
Book Review: Missions to the Moon
[/caption] The Apollo Moon missions stand as the ultimate in humankind’s ascension beyond Earth. Only a few, favoured individuals explored,…
NASA IBEX Spacecraft Detects Neutral Hydrogen Bouncing Off Moon
[/caption] NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon,…
LRO/LCROSS Ready for Launch to the Moon
[/caption] NASA is going back to the Moon today! The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and a piggyback mission called the…
World’s First Spaceport Begins Construction
[/caption] The western United States used to be known as the frontier, and now that region will provide access to…
ISS Now Visible in Daytime!
[/caption] Oh wow! I love satellite watching, and especially the International Space Station, but now I don't have to wait…
Exoplanet Has Oddball Orbit
[/caption] In what might be a evidence of planetary billiards, astronomers have found an exoplanet with an extremely odd orbit.…
Spaceflight
Even before man had managed to take to the skies on our planet, he had thought of spaceflight and soaring…