‘Star Gazer’ Jack Horkheimer dies
The host of Public Television's "Star Gazer'' show, Jack Horkheimer, died on August 20, 2010. Originally called the ‘Star Hustler,’…
Observing Spotlight – Dropping In On Jupiter…
[/caption] "Now that she's back in the atmosphere, with drops of Jupiter in her hair..." Oh! Hey, there! Come on…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – A Universe Free Of Charge?
[/caption] If there were equal amounts of matter and anti-matter in the universe, it would be easy to deduce that…
Desert RATS – On The Move
[/caption] For some fourteen years now NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) team has been testing out…
NASA Managers Approve Additional Shuttle Flight
[/caption] While the final decision on adding an additional shuttle flight rests on the political process, today NASA managers approved…
Help NASA Choose Wakeup Music for Final Shuttle Missions
It’s the one kind of cheesy thing we all listen for each day of a shuttle mission: the wake up…
Stunning Flyover Videos of Saturn’s Moons
Saturn's moons as you've never seen them before! By day, Dr. Paul Schenk works at the Lunar and Planetary Institute…
Carnival of Space #167
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by The Space Tweep Society! This is the first time the Tweeps have…
Satellite Data Show Plant Growth is Declining on Earth
[/caption] One idea about climate change suggested that higher temperatures would boost plant growth and food production. That may have…
Astronomers Now Closer to Understanding Dark Energy
Understanding something we can’t see has been a problem that astronomers have overcome in the past. Now, a group of…