British Engineers Design Hypersonic Passenger Jet
A British engineering company has stepped into the commercial spaceflight arena with an ambitious and inspiring design of a possible…
Cargo Ship Launches to the Station
Although Atlantis is getting ready for its trip back to the International Space Station, it won't be the only visitor.…
Mars in Thrilling 3-D!
I know this is going to sound like an advertisement for a B-movie, but you can see Mars in 3-dimensions,…
Hubble Sees an Ancient Elliptical Galaxy
As galaxies come together through successive mergers they take on the splendid spiral shape like our own Milky Way. Keep…
Book Review: Astronautics
Who would not be chastened at the impish pleasures shown by Icharus. He let his vision beguile him ever higher…
Earth’s climate will slip past “tipping point” within 100 years
Nine key geographical factors have been highlighted as Earth's critical climate controllers most at risk of slipping past their "tipping…
Large Hadron Collider May Help Us Glimpse Into another Dimension
High energy collisions by the nearly-completed Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may be able to generate particles that are sensitive to…
Venus Express Detects Water Vapour in Low Altitude Clouds
There's a real advantage to having a spacecraft orbit a planet for days, months and even years. You have lots…
Observatory Installed on the Coldest, Driest Place on Earth
If you can't afford to send a telescope to space, you'll want the next best thing; a location on Earth…
Atlantis Will Fly, Despite Bent Hose
On Wednesday I reported that NASA was looking into a bent coolant hose on the space shuttle Atlantis. They weren't…