Missions that Weren’t: NASA’s Manned Mission to Venus
[/caption] In the mid-1960s, before any Apollo hardware had flown with a crew, NASA was looking ahead and planning its…
Surprising Comet Lovejoy Now Becoming Merry and Bright
[/caption] It was almost a pre-holiday miracle that Comet Lovejoy survived its close encounter with the Sun on Dec. 15,…
Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Lead NASA Science Directorate
[/caption] As was rumored earlier, NASA has named physicist and former astronaut John Grunsfeld as their new associate administrator for…
New NASA Probe – The Comet Harpoon
[/caption] It's not easy to sample a comet. These outer solar system travelers speed around the inner solar system at…
NASA Considers Sending a Telescope to Outer Solar System
[/caption] Editors note --- Science journalist and author Bruce Dorminey spoke to two NASA scientists about the possibility of mounting…
Incoming! Meteorite Shockwaves Could Set Off Martian Dust Avalanches
[/caption] They are headed toward the surface like a speeding freight train... and running ahead of them is a shockwave.…
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NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Special Relativity From First Principles
[/caption] Einstein's explanation of special relativity, delivered in his 1905 paper On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies focuses on demolishing…
How Can Growing Galaxies Stay Silent?
[/caption] Beginning around 2005, astronomers began discovering the presence of very large galaxies at a distance of around 10 billion…
Best Look Yet of Comet Lovejoy’s Slingshot Around the Sun
There have been some great images and video of Comet Lovejoy's close encounter with the Sun, but this video put…