Alan Shepard: Complicated, Conflicted and the Consummate Astronaut
[/caption] 50 years ago today, Alan Shepard blasted off on board the first flight of NASA’s Mercury program, becoming the…
Alan Shepard and MESSENGER Stamps Unveiled at Kennedy Space Center Ceremony
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched…
Where In The Universe Challenge #147
It’s time once more for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Name where in the Universe this image was taken…
Elon Musk: “Why the US Can Beat China”
[/caption] “Whenever someone proposes to do something that has never been done before, there will always be skeptics,” says SpaceX…
SpaceShipTwo Successfully Tests “Feathered” Flight
[/caption] Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo achieved a major milestone early Wednesday 4th May 2011, as it successfully demonstrated its unique reentry…
Gravity Probe B Confirms Two of Einstein’s Space-Time Theories
[/caption] Researchers have confirmed two predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, concluding one of NASA’s longest-running projects. The…
Two Views of a Lopsided Galaxy
[/caption] From an ESO press release: The Meathook Galaxy, or NGC 2442, has a dramatically lopsided shape. One spiral arm…
USPS Commemorates Spaceflight Past and Present
Postage stamps honoring Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, and NASA's MESSENGER probe, the first spacecraft to…
Hit and Run Asteroid Caused Scheila’s Comet-like Behavior
Asteroid or comet? That was the question astronomers were asking after an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and seemingly…
Take a Look: Huge Asteroid to Fly By Earth in November
[/caption] A large space rock will pass close to Earth on November 8, 2011 and astronomers are anticipating the chance…