Voyages of Discovery
[/caption]The end of the space shuttle's service life lies nigh before us. There's no surprise then that reviews are coming…
New Years Postcards from the Edge by Opportunity Mars Rover
[/caption] A robot from Earth is celebrating New Years on Mars by snapping another amazing set of “Postcards from the…
January 4, 2011 – Partial Solar Eclipse Reminder
[/caption] This year we're in for a real treat! The citizens of planet Earth will be treated to not one…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Apparent Superluminal Motion
[/caption] The recent list of Universe Today's Top 10 Stories of 2010 included the story Faster than Light Pulsars Discovered…
First Observational Evidence Other Universes?
In the realm of far out ideas in science, the notion of a multiverse is one of the stranger ones.…
Shuttle Discovery’s Crack Woes Deepen
[/caption] Discovery’s woes deepened this week with NASA engineers finding even more cracks in the orbiter’s external tank. The first…
Krafft Ehricke’s Extraterrestrial Imperative
What if you believe in something with all your heart and it still doesn't come true? If you're Krafft Ehricke…
Roscosmos Highlights from 2010
From Russia, with love. Here's a video put together by Roscosmos of launch and mission highlights. Interestingly, in 2010, Russia…
Best Images from 2010
[/caption] Here are some of the best space and astronomy images from 2010. These are in no particular order or…
Green Laser Pointers – Just Mind Your Manners…
Are you among the thousands of amateur astronomers who received a green laser pointer for Christmas and are a bit…