Spiral Seen Over the Middle East Likely Russian Missile
Remember the Norway Spiral back in 2009 and the Australian Spiral in 2010? On June 7, 2012 there was another…
Eclipse Soar: Dual High Altitude Balloons Capture Stunning Annular Eclipse Images
[/caption] During the May 20 annular eclipse, two teams sent a duo of high altitude balloons to simultaneously capture the…
Designing Future Space Habitats
[/caption] Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology.…
The Antikythera Time Machine
[/caption] Leonardo da Vinci may have left behind sketches of helicopters, tanks and submarines but it is rare that we…
Book Review: The Final Journey of the Saturn V
Book review by David L. Hamilton The Final Journey of the Saturn V, by Andrew R. Thomas and Paul N.…
Shuttle Enterprise Lands on the Deck of Intrepid in Manhattan
[/caption] NASA’s Space Shuttle Enterprise magnificently completed her final mission by making a historic landing on the deck of a…
Dang, These Features on Mars are Groovy!
[/caption] The term ‘yardangs’ almost sounds like a fictional word from a Barsoomian tale of creatures living on Mars. However,…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 7, 2012
In this week's episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, Universe Today's Fraser Cain is joined by Alan Boyle from MSNBC…
Mars Rover Drivers Inspired by Ray Bradbury
Two of the drivers of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Ashley Stroupe and Scott Maxwell, were fortunate to host a very…
Unexpected Find: ‘Rainforest’ of Phytoplankton Growth in the Arctic Ocean
[/caption] Imagine finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. That is how NASA scientists are equating a new…