Kepler Drops In On Planetary Nebula
[/caption] Discovered by amateur Austrian astronomer, Matthias Kronberger, planetary nebula Kn 61 just happens to be in a relatively small…
Sometimes You Feel Like A Quark… And Sometimes You Don’t
[/caption]It's a Higgs boson. No. We're not talking about some swarthy seaman standing at the helm of a boat and…
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One On One With Space Shuttle Program’s First Pilot, Robert Crippen
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – The shuttle program has drawn to a close. Present at the final flight was one…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 227: The Big Dipper
We wanted to spend a few shows talking about some of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. We’ve…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 226: Weather
How’s the weather? Maybe a better question is… why’s the weather? What is it about planets and their atmospheres that…
Wheels Stop ! With Awesome Atlantis on the Shuttle Runway – Photo Gallery Part 1
[/caption] At Wheels Stop with Atlantis ! Here ended the Shuttle Era A few short hours after the touchdown of…
Celebrating the Spirit Rover
Last week scientists, engineers and others who work on the Mars Exploration Rover mission paid tribute to the Spirit rover…
Awesome Astrophotos: A Negative Sun
[/caption] Here's an unusual if not stunning way to look at the Sun: César Cantu from the Chilidog Observatory in…
Now Playing At The Sky Cinema… The Moon, Mars and Aldebaran
[/caption] Be on morning alert from July 26 through July 28 as the Moon, Mars and Aldebaran put on a…
Ghostly Landing of Atlantis Closes America’s Space Shuttle Era Forever
[/caption] Barely discernable in the pre-dawn twilight and appearing as an eerie, ghost like figure, Space Shuttle Atlantis and her…