Fare Alert! Price Drops for XCOR’s Ticket to Space
[/caption] The commercial space company XCOR announced today that the travel company RocketShip Tours will begin selling suborbital rides on…
Lyra
[/caption] Located north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Lyra is one of the original 48 constellations listed by…
A New Type of Comet? And Where Did It Come From?
[/caption] All comets are about the same, right? Not necessarily. Astronomer David Schleicher has been studying 150 comets, measuring the…
Holiday Glitter With Omega Centauri
[/caption] A new image of Omega Centauri shows the globular cluster glittering away as one of the finest jewels of…
Lynx
[/caption] Located north of the ecliptic plane, the dim constellation of Lynx was first introduced in the 17th century by…
Lupus
[/caption] Located south of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Lupus was once associated with Centaurus, but was listed as…
Conjunction Images From Dec. 1, ’08
[/caption] I was really looking forward to viewing last night's triple conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, but unfortunately…
Libra
[/caption] Libra is a constellation of the zodiac, positioned on the ecliptic plane between between Virgo to the west and…
Who Listens For Phoenix?
[/caption] Phoenix isn't merely dead; it's really most sincerely dead. NASA has now stopped listening for any residual beeps sent…
Made in Korea: Lunar Lander Unveiled
[/caption] Everybody wants to go to the moon! Scientists from Korea recently unveiled a spacecraft developed completely in-house that could…