Rise of the PhoneSats
Satellites can now fit in the palm of your hand. Known as Cubesats, several of these tiny but cost-effective payloads…
Fast Working ALMA Resolves Star-Forming Galaxies
In a scenario where millions of years are considered a short period of time, hours are barely a blink of…
Ancient Galaxy ‘Bursting’ with Stars
Most of the early galaxies that astronomers have been able to observe are small with a low-to-moderate amount of star…
Ken Mattingly Explains How the Apollo 13 Movie Differed From Real Life
Many astronauts seem to like the Apollo 13 movie, but being technically minded folk they also enjoy pointing out what actually happened during…
This Weekend’s Lyrid Meteor Shower: How to See It
Feeling a little meteor-starved lately? Me too. It's been a meteor shower desert since the Quadrantids of early January. That's about to…
Astrophoto: Space Station Flies Through the Moon!
What a great image! Astrophotographer Dave Walker combined seven 30-second shots of the ISS as it cuts through the sky,…
Watch Live: First Launch of Antares Rocket
Video streaming by Ustream UPDATE: Wednesday's test launch for Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket was aborted due to the premature…
New Scripps Research Ship Will Honor Astronaut Sally Ride
Dr. Sally K. Ride, physicist, NASA astronaut, and first American woman to fly in space, will be honored with a…
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Antares Launch Ignites Commercial Space Competition Race
The commercial space competition race is about to begin, and with a big bang at a most unexpected locale; Virginia’s…
New Kind of Gamma Ray Burst is Ultra Long-Lasting
According to astronomer Andrew Levan, there’s an old adage in studying gamma ray bursts: “When you’ve seen one gamma ray…