Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff
[/caption] Juno, NASA’s next big mission bound for the outer planets, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to kick…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Assumptions
[/caption] The current standard model of the universe, Lambda-Cold Dark Matter, assumes that the universe is expanding in accordance with…
Telescope Eyepieces: The Weakest Link
Do you have a new telescope, or are you considering buying a new one? Hopefully, you have chosen a telescope…
NASA Avoids Accountant’s Axe
[/caption] With the US's attention firmly focused on the budget with calls to cut spending in every possible non-essential programs,…
NASA Space Shuttle Owner’s Workshop Manual Book Review
[/caption] The shuttle era is ending and when things end people have the tendency to look back and reflect on…
April 9th Fireball
In my time watching the skies, I've seen quite a few meteors, fireballs, and bolides. The truly notable ones are…
Look Inside a Lunar Crater
[/caption] The crater shown above is located in the lunar highlands and is filled with and surrounded by boulders of…
No Joy for Dark Matter Detector’s First 100 Days
[/caption] We’re still mostly in the dark about Dark Matter, and the highly anticipated results from the XENON100 detector has…
Cast Your Vote for Student “Spirit of Innovation” Awards
[/caption] The Spirit of Innovation Awards is a wonderful competition that challenges teams of high school students to create innovative…
Captain Kirk and the Space Shuttle
William Shatner narrates this look back at how the idea for the space shuttle was born; it also details what…