On The Hunt For High-Altitude Microorganisms
[/caption] The United States Rocket Academy has announced an open call for entries in its High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, a…
Meteor Shower Timelapse Seen from the Space Station
Just as the Lyrid Meteor Shower was peaking on April 21, 2012, astronaut Don Pettit captured this incredible timelapse sequence…
T-0 Launch Abort for Dragon
[/caption] SpaceX's attempt to launch their Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft was aborted by the computer at T-0…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Poised at Pad to Open New Space Era
[/caption] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is now poised at the launch pad and set to open a completely new…
Doomed Mercury-Sized Exoplanet May Be Turning to Dust
[/caption] The old saying of the universe being stranger than we can imagine definitely applies to a newfound exoplanet orbiting…
Launch Day Timeline for SpaceX’s Dragon
[/caption] Saturday morning’s launch window for SpaceX's historic test flight to the International Space Station lasts just one second. Company…
What Will Happen During Tomorrow’s SpaceX Launch:
With less than a day left before SpaceX's historic launch of the first commercial vehicle to the ISS, slated for…
The Awesome Complexity of Hypersonic Flight
Researchers at Stanford University are working on solutions to the inherent difficulties of hypersonic flight -- speeds of over Mach…
Watch Jupiter as a ‘Space Invader’
This great video created from images taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on May 13 and 14 show…
Can You Find a Hubble Hidden Treasure?
[/caption] Just look at the kind of stunning images that are buried in the archives from the Hubble Space Telescope!…