Giveaway: The Shirtsleeve Invention by Gloria Beasley Lauston
I love all things space related. I'm excited by the jaw-dropping images from the Hubble, awed by the Kepler spacecraft’s discoveries,…
Ride Along With SpaceShipTwo: Tail Footage Video of Latest Test Flight
Yesterday, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo successfully completed its second supersonic rocket-powered test flight. In our previous article, we were able to…
Astrophoto: Sunspot Flyover
Watch out! That plane is heading straight for a sunspot! Astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand was taking some detailed images of the…
This Black Stain On Mars Could Be Volcanic Leftovers
At first glance, it looks like somebody dropped a huge paint can on Mars, spilling black stuff all over Becquerel…
Um, Being an Astronaut or Cosmonaut Isn’t Interesting?
In an unusual news item from Russia’s RiaNovosti news, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov, who was scheduled to fly to the International…
Elon Musk Creates Rocket Parts With the Wave of a Hand
We knew SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was powerful, but now he’s gone all Ironman on us. Last week on Twitter…
Giveaway: Star Walk: the Stargazing App for the iPad
Once again, we are giving away 10 promo copies of Star Walk by Vito Technology. Whereas we provided 10 free…
SpaceShipTwo Feathers Wings During Second Powered Test Flight
Is that the smell of rocket fuel in the air, or customer excitement? The reported 600+ customers waiting in line…
Supermassive Black Holes Keep Galaxies From Getting Bigger
It's long been a mystery for astronomers: why aren't galaxies bigger? What regulates their rates of star formation and keeps…
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…