Permanent Magnet
[/caption] A permanent magnet is a magnet that does not lose its magnet field. However what makes a magnet permanent?…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Doubly Special Relativity
[/caption] General relativity, Einstein's theory of gravity, gives us a useful basis for mathematically modeling the large scale universe -…
Carnival of Space #189
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Steve Tilford over at Steve's Astro Corner. Click here to read the…
Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…
Hopes Dim for Contacting Spirit Rover
[/caption] Still no response from Spirit, the Mars Exploration Rover that became stuck in a sand trap on the Red…
How to Recover a Solid Rocket Booster
NASA shot some very unique high-definition footage of teams recovering the space shuttle's solid rocket booster segments, including under-water shots…
Photo: KSC Employees Honor the Shuttle Program
[/caption] Employees at the Kennedy Space Center got together today to "build" their own space shuttle, to honor the shuttle…
New Horizons Flies by Uranus
The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft will fly by another planet today (March 18, 2011). However, the robotic craft won’t be…
Success! MESSENGER First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury
[/caption] After more than a dozen laps through the inner solar system, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft appears to have moved into…
The Universe Verse Continues – It’s Alive!
Back in 2009, I was given an odd book. It was the Universe Verse: Book One. In it, the author…