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Launch of Delta IV Delayed; Shuttle Launch Options Weighed
[/caption] Those waiting for a launch from Florida’s Space Coast will have to wait a little more. The liftoff of…
Anti-hydrogen Captured, Held For First Time
[/caption] Can warp drive be far behind? A paper published in this week’s edition of Nature reports that for the…
It Could Be Our Only Hope for True 3D Holograms
This is great: Now anyone can send holographic appeals to Obi Wan Kenobi just like Princess Leia. A team from…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Warp Drive On Paper
[/caption] The Alcubierre drive is one of the better known warp drive on paper models - where a possible method…
ISS Particle Detector Ready to Unveil Wonders of the Universe
[/caption] The Principal Investigator (P.I.) for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS-02) experiment, Professor Samuel Ting, says that the experiment is…
NASA’s Ames Director Announces “100 Year Starship”
[/caption] The Director of NASA’s Ames Center, Pete Worden has announced an initiative to move space flight to the next…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Space Towers
[/caption] Arthur C Clarke allegedly said that the space elevator would be built fifty years after people stopped laughing. The…
Ars Electronica Festival – Don’t Miss September 6!
Ars Electronica made its debut on September 18, 1979. This festival of art, technology and society spotlighted the emerging Digital…
Explore the Solar System on Foot with New iPhone App
Another new iPhone app for astronomy, and this one, called SpaceWalking combines a 3D scale model of the Solar System…
Updated Exoplanet iPhone App
[/caption] Just in time for the announcement yesterday of the multi-planet solar system discovery, and an upcoming exoplanet announcement by…