Breaking News: Small NEO Could Pass Within 60,000 km of Earth on Tuesday
[/caption] A small asteroid will likely pass very close to Earth this week Tuesday. Astronomers are still tracking the object,…
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Makes First Glide Flight
[/caption] Does this image look futuristic? Well, the future is here, as this is an actual image from October 10,…
Interview with Nancy at PARS3C
Elizabeth Howell is a writer/blogger from Canada, and I met her when I was at Kennedy Space Center earlier this…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Solar Or RTG?
[/caption] It used to be the case that if you wanted to send a spacecraft mission out past the asteroid…
Melas Chasma: The Deepest Abyss on Mars
[/caption] Melas Chasma is part of the huge Valles Marineris that cuts into the middle of Mars surface, making it…
Poor in one, Rich in another
[/caption]Just over three years ago, I wrote a blog post commemorating the 50th anniversary of one of the most notable…
Water Ice Found on Another Asteroid
[/caption] There could be a lot more water out there than anyone thought. A second asteroid has been found to…
What is Gravitational Force?
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation is used to explain gravitational force. This law states that every massive particle in the…
Optimus Prime Defends Kennedy Space Center! Transformers 3 Filming at Spaceport
[/caption] NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came under attack from the merciless Decepticons this week. However, Optimus Prime and his valiant…
Soyuz Launches; Discovery’s Final Payload Delivered to Launch Pad
[/caption] October 7 was a busy day in spaceflight, as a Soyuz launched 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut to the…