New Star Trek Movie Beamed Up to Space Station
[/caption] In a convergence of science fiction and current technology, the new Star Trek movie has been "beamed up" to…
On Your Mark, Get Set, Let’s Find Planets!
[/caption] The checkout and calibration phase for the Kepler spacecraft has been completed, and now the telescope will begin one…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: May 15-17, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With the Moon just a bit more out of the early evening picture, let's enjoy the galaxy…
Amazing Images of Shuttle and Hubble Transiting Sun
[/caption] No, these aren't sunspots finally appearing on our currently quiet sun. Check out these amazing images taken by photographer…
Triangulum Galaxy
There are three large spiral galaxies in our Local Group of galaxies. Our Milky Way is one, of course, and…
Starburst Galaxy
All galaxies are going through some rate of star formation. New stars are being formed every year in the Milky…
Is Everything Made of Mini Black Holes?
In 1971 physicist Stephen Hawking suggested that there might be "mini" black holes all around us that were created by…
Administrator Charles Bolden?
[/caption] NBC news is reporting former astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. will meet with President Obama in the Oval Office…
Camera That Saved Hubble is Replaced
[/caption] While mission specialists John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel successfully accomplished all their tasks for the first EVA of the…
Herschel and Planck Launch Succesfully
[/caption] The Herschel and Planck spacecraft successfully launched together Thursday from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane V…