NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Delivers Treasure Trove of Data
[/caption] NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has completed its initial phase of operations during the exploration phase which lasted one…
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis
[/caption] The terribly destructive magnitude 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, may have had another effect - Shortening…
Bullseye: MESSENGER Gears Up For First-Ever Mercury Orbit
[/caption] When MESSENGER streaked into the early morning sky over Cape Canaveral on Aug. 3, 2004, very little was known…
Hubble Rules Out One Alternative to Dark Energy
[/caption] From a NASA press release: Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have ruled out an alternate theory on the…
Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…
Satellite Photos Before and After of Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami
[/caption] Photos from the GeoEye satellite imaging company from before and after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan…
KSC Launch Pad Worker Falls, Dies
[/caption] A worker at the space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, pad 39A, fell to his death early…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Hole Entropy
[/caption] An easy way to think about the entropy of black holes is to consider that entropy represents the loss…
Spectacular Sunset Launch of new US Spy Satellite
[/caption] A Delta IV rocket carrying a top secret military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) blasted off Friday…