Washing Your Hair in Space, Bald Edition
Last week, astronaut Karen Nyberg shared via video how she washes her long hair in space. Since about 1.5 million…
Podcast: The Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire wraps around the Pacific Ocean, including countries like Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Chile. And…
Researcher Finds a New Moon Around Neptune in Hubble Data
It took sharp and patient eyes, but researcher Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute has found a tiny moon orbiting…
Book Review – ‘The Lost Art of Finding Our Way’ by John Edward Huth
It’s a moment that you’ve always dreaded – you stepped away from your hiking buddies to take a photo, but on…
How to Enjoy a Cuppa Joe in Zero Gravity
Seriously, for all you coffee addicts, this is science. You may recall how astronaut Don Pettit (known as Mr. Fixit…
Does the Moon Rotate?
Have you ever noticed that the Moon always looks the same? Sure, the phase changes, but the actual features on…
Citizen Scientists Hunt for Impact Craters in Persia
Citizen scientists have discovered planets beyond our Solar System and established morphological classifications for thousands of galaxies (e.g., the Planet Hunters and…
Why Is This Astronaut Working Survivor-Style In The Arctic?
This week, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on his way to a remote island in the Canadian Arctic. We realize…
Fly Through a Canyon on Mars, Thanks to Mars Express
Take a ride through a Hebes Chasma, a canyon just north of the largest canyon on Mars – and the…
Virtual Star Party – July 14, 2013
We're going to try a new experiment with the Virtual Star Party this week. I'm going to post the video…