Webcasts and Forecasts for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse

11 years ago

Are you ready for some eclipse action? We’re now within 24 hours of the Moon reaching its ascending node along…

Spin! Crab Pulsar Speed Jumps Linked To Billions Of Tiny Vortices

11 years ago

Pulsars -- those supernova leftovers that are incredibly dense and spin very fast -- may change their speed due to…

How Not To Get Bored During A Year On Space Station

11 years ago

When planning for long-duration space travel, many people would think along the lines of not forgetting a towel or something…

Carnival of Space #349

11 years ago

Welcome, come in to the 349th Carnival of Space!  The carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…

Contingency Spacewalk Planned Next Week, But Dragon Must Arrive At Space Station First

11 years ago

As contingency spacewalks go, the urgent task should be easy: a quick 2.5-hour run to swap out a failed backup…

Failed Space Station Computer Spurs Contingency Spacewalk Plans

11 years ago

NASA is preparing a contingency spacewalk to deal with a broken backup computer component on the International Space Station, the agency…

Backup Computer Glitches On Space Station But Crew Safe, NASA Says

11 years ago

A backup computer that controls "some systems associated with robotics" on the International Space Station is not "responding to commands",…

A Salad Bar for the Space Station

11 years ago

Freeze-dried bags of dehydrated "astronaut food" may seem like a fun novelty for school kids on Earth, but despite all…

Weekly Space Hangout – April 11, 2014: Exomoons, Eclipses & Launches

11 years ago

Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) (more…)