See Venus and the Moon Together in the Sky on September 8
Sky watchers worldwide are in for a treat Sunday evening September 8, 2013 as the waxing crescent Moon passes near…
The Scariest Part of “Gravity” is the Lack Thereof
I love science fiction films and I especially love it when the "science" part leans closer to fact than fiction.…
Kirobo Robot Sends First Message from Space Station (and doesn’t open pod bay doors)
The talking robot launched to the International Space Station in August has sent its first audio/visual message to Earth. Kirobo,…
How Could We Find Aliens? The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
In a previous video, I talked about the Fermi Paradox. Our Universe is big, and it’s been around for a…
Where’s the Best Place To Drill for History on Mars?
Where’s the best place to drill baby, drill on Mars – and not for oil but digging into Mars’ past?…
How to See the Historic LADEE Nighttime Moon Shot on Sept. 6
Minotaur V rocket and LADEE spacecraft launch trajectory view as should be seen from atop the Empire State Building, NY,…
No Images of Comet ISON from Deep Impact/EPOXI Spacecraft Due to Communication Loss
Disappointing news today from Dr. Mike A'Hearn, Principal Investigator of the EPOXI mission, which has been using the repurposed spacecraft…
NASA: 96 Things You Can Do With an Asteroid
NASA is really getting into this crowd-sourcing thing. The space agency asked and the public responded with hundreds of ideas…
Super-Earth’s Probable Water Atmosphere Revealed In Blue Light
Playing with the filters on a telescope can show us amazing things. In a recent case, Japanese astronomers looked at…
Hubble and NTT Capture Strange Alignment of Planetary Nebulae
While taking a look at more than a hundred planetary nebulae in our galaxy’s central bulge, astronomers using the NASA/ESA…