Astronomy Cast Ep. 200: The Mariner Program
Congratulations to Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay on Astronomy Cast podcast #200! This week's podcast is about the Mariner…
Two Russian Companies Plan to Build First Commercial Space Station
[/caption] Will there soon be another human destination in low Earth orbit, or is this a redundant pipe dream? Two…
JWST Built with ‘Unobtainium’
[/caption] The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the much anticipated, long awaited “next generation” telescope, which we hope will…
Solar Dynamics Observatory Earns its Stripes
[/caption] "Now we know what it would look like if Jupiter and the sun had a child," joked Ralph Seguin…
Sunrise to Sunset: Time-Lapse View from the ISS
Those lucky enough to have gone to space have come back with a changed perspective and reverence for the planet…
The Moon’s South Pole as You’ve Never Seen it Before
[/caption] The lunar South Pole – a land of craters, shadows, intrigue and science! This wide-angle mosaic of the South…
‘Long Lost’ Apollo Footage Was Actually Released in 2009
News reports of some 'long lost' Apollo 11 footage surfacing in Australia sounded pretty intriguing, with articles about it appearing…
A Conversation with Jim Lovell, part 2: Looking Back
[/caption] Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was awarded the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum foundation…
Does a “Rock Comet” Generate the Geminids?
[/caption] Many annual meteor showers have parent bodies identified. For example, the Perseids are ejecta from the comet, Swift-Tuttle and…
UN May Appoint Ambassador to Visiting Aliens
[/caption] UPDATE: OK, this seemed like a cool story, reported by many news sources, but apparently, it isn't true. The…