Happy Anniversary, Neptune!
Today, July 11, 2011 marks the first full orbit of the planet Neptune since its discovery on the night of…
One Last Time: The Shuttle “Belly Flip”
"Poetry in motion, as Atlantis conducts the last RBAR Pitch Maneuver in shuttle program history," says NASA TV commentator Rob…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Granularity
[/caption] The very small wavelength of gamma ray light offers the potential to gain high resolution data about very fine…
Famous “Last” Words for the Shuttle Program
[/caption] Friday July 8, 2011 was a significant historic day for NASA – one that will go down in history…
Shuttle Atlantis Soars to Space One Last time: Photo Album
[/caption] Space Shuttle Atlantis soared to space for one last history-making time today July 8 at 11:29 a.m. despite a…
Fraser on Google+
Just in case you were wondering, I'm on Google+. Not that I use it much yet, I'm still in the…
3552 Don Quixote… Leaving Our Solar System?
[/caption] "Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art..." In this case it is Asteroid 3552 Don…
Atlantis Launches on Final Space Shuttle Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis has launched for the final time, for the last mission of the space shuttle program. The crew…
Watch the Final Shuttle Launch Live
Free desktop streaming application by Ustream Spacevidcast is live from Kennedy Space Center and will be providing up-to-the-minute commentary by…
Atlantis Unveiled for Historic Final Flight amidst Stormy Weather
[/caption] The last Space Shuttle in history that will blast off for space was unveiled today at the Kennedy Space…