Podcast: Questions about the Size, Shape and Centre of the Universe
As predicted, we had a huge number of listener questions after our puzzling trilogy about the nature of space itself.…
Carnival of Space #47
Another new host for the Carnival of Space. This week, the carnival is playing over at "The Martian Chronicles". And…
Endeavour and Crew Back Home Safely (Video)
After 16 days in space and 250 orbits of the Earth, space shuttle Endeavour touched down at Wednesday evening at…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What does the weekend have in store for those who observe the starry vistas with their eyes,…
Cassini Sniffs Organic Chemicals Leaking into Space from Saturn Moon, Enceladus
During a flyby of the small moon on March 12th, the Cassini probe detected significant amounts of organic chemicals as…
Alan Stern Resigns From NASA
Alan Stern has stepped down as NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. No word on Stern's reasons for…
XCOR: Economy Class Space Tourism?
XCOR Aerospace has thrown its hat into the space tourism ring, unveiling its two-seat suborbital spaceship, the Lynx. With its…
The Sun Bursts to Life: Sunspots, Flares and CMEs
As if to remind us it is still there, the Sun has put on an explosive show of sunspots, flares…
NASA U-Turn Over Mars Rover Funding
No sooner had news hit the web that NASA had cut funding to the Mars Exploratory Rovers (MER), NASA took…
Time Traveling With Spitzer
While time travel is seemingly impossible, we can actually look back in time with our telescopes to learn about the…