DIY ISS: Big Home Improvement Projects for Space Station
[/caption] Astronauts on the crew of STS-126, scheduled to launch on space shuttle Endeavour on Friday, Nov. 14 will be…
Impressive Craters on Earth
[/caption] Ever since our recent encounter with asteroid 2008 TC3 -- the first asteroid that was correctly predicted to hit…
The Horologium Constellation
If you've got a clear view of the skies, and happen ti live in the southern hemisphere, there's a relatively…
Phoenix Lander At Mission’s End
[/caption] The Phoenix Mars Lander has not communicated since Nov. 2, and engineers from the mission assume the vehicle is…
Carnival of Space #78
This week the Carnival of Space moves to Simostronomy. We've got news about magnetic field interactions, the Large Hadron Collider,…
DVD Review: The Universe – Season Two
[/caption] The 5 DVD package of the complete Season Two of The Universe by the History Channel provides over 14…
Podcast: Ice in Space, Expansion of the Universe, and Death from the Skies
[/caption] Another week, another batch of questions. If ice disappears in your freezer, how can it last in space? How…
Podcast: The Moon, Part 1
Hey, here's a topic we haven't really gotten around to yet… the Moon. Today we look at our closest astronomical…
Hercules
[/caption] The constellation of Hercules belongs to one of the 48 originals plotted by Ptolemy and has survived time to…
Forgotten Apollo Data Could Solve Moon Dust Problem
Old, forgotten data from three Apollo moon missions could help overcome one of the biggest environmental hurdles facing future lunar…