Israel and Russia Sign Space Cooperation Agreement
[/caption] The Israeli government has signed an agreement with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, for cooperation in space for peaceful…
Everyday Astronauts
[/caption] What do astronauts do when they aren't in space? Commercial photographer Hunter Freeman's images all seem to have a…
Astrophoto: A Mexican Orion
[/caption] This stunning new image of the Orion Nebula has a bit of salsa to it! César Cantú of the…
Carnival of Space #190
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Paul Gilster over at Centauri Dreams. Click here to read the Carnival…
Opportunity Rover Completes Exploration of fascinating Santa Maria Crater
[/caption] NASA’s long lived Opportunity Mars rover has completed a three month long exploration of Santa Maria crater along the…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Dark Statistics
[/caption] The hypothetical dark flow seen in the movement of galaxy clusters requires that we can reliably identify a clear…
Southern Cross Constellation
[/caption]For the lucky residents of the Southern Hemisphere, or those fortunate enough to enjoy a vacation in Hawaii or Cancun,…
Radioisotope
[/caption] It was just over a century ago that a little known French scientist named Henri Becquerel came across something…
Law of Inertia
[/caption]In the world of physics, there are few people who have been more influential than Sir Isaac Newton. In addition…
Emissivity of Materials
[/caption]In the last few centuries, in which time we have had several scientific revolutions, our understanding of heat, energy and…