Science

Scientists to go Suborbital for Research

[/caption] Think again if you believe the suborbital space market is exclusively for well-heeled tourists. The Southwest Research Institute has…

13 years ago

‘Climate Change Satellite’ Gets its Day in the Sun — Finally

[/caption] NASA is launching an Earth-orbiting satellite called Glory tomorrow that will tackle a highly charged question: How much can…

13 years ago

Historic Opportunity for Students to Participate on “Extra” Shuttle Mission

[/caption] A new opportunity for students to be part of history and fly an experiment on what could be the…

13 years ago

Carnival of Space 183

The Carnival of Space 183 is up at Parallel Spirals The list of 182 prior Carnivals of Space is here…

13 years ago

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravity Probe B

[/caption] There's a line out of an early episode of The Big Bang Theory series, where Gravity Probe B is…

13 years ago

Fermi Telescope Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space

From a NASA press release: Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms…

13 years ago

Bad Science in Movies

[/caption] If you're finding the time to watch a few movies during the holidays, you might want to make your…

13 years ago

Music From Space: DIY Satellite Will Capture Sounds of Ionosphere

[/caption] For a space geek, the ultimate do-it-yourself project would be building a satellite in your basement. Astronomer and writer…

13 years ago

Ancient Eclipse-Predicting Computer Rebuilt in Lego

I grew up playing with Legos, but never constructed anything like this! Andrew Carol built a replica of the The…

13 years ago