Stargazing with Binoculars
[/caption] Each night over 3000 stars come into view. Most remain unchanged over a person's short lifetime. Nevertheless, their capricious…
Where In The Universe #34
Its time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to test your…
Water ‘Way Out There
[/caption] A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was water. Astronomers have found tell-tale signatures of…
Great Space Shuttle Pictures
[/caption] Say what you want about the space shuttle program, but one thing is for certain: the shuttle is very…
The Phoenix Constellation
The southern constellation of Phoenix was one of twelve created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators, Pieter…
Spaceport America Closer to Reality
[/caption] If you're thinking about booking flight on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two, launching a payload with UP Aerospace or Armadillo…
Today is Wright Brothers Day
Almost all of us take for granted that we can get to virtually any destination in the world by flying…
More Thoughts (and now math!) On What Came Before the Big Bang
[/caption] Physicist Sean Carroll gave a wonderful talk at the June 2008 American Astronomical Society meeting about his "speculative research"…
Perseus
Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy,…
No “Big Rip” in our Future: Chandra Provides Insights Into Dark Energy
[/caption] When you throw a ball up into the air, you expect gravity will eventually slow the ball, and it…