How Many Earths Can Fit in the Sun?
[/caption] So, how many Earths can fit in the Sun? The answer is that it would take 1.3 million Earths…
What Galaxy is the Earth In?
[/caption] Were you wondering what galaxy is the Earth in? You'll probably recognize the answer: it's the Milky Way Galaxy.…
The Last Train to KSC: Final Set of Solid Rocket Boosters Arrive
[/caption] Another end-of-an-era event heralding the conclusion of the space shuttle program: the final set of space shuttle solid rocket…
SOFIA Sees First Light
[/caption] Flying SOFIA has opened her eyes! The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and…
Air Force Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite
[/caption] The first in a series of next-generation GPS satellites launched late Thursday from Cape Canaveral launch Complex 37 on…
How Many Miles to the Center of the Earth?
[/caption] Were you wondering how many miles to the center of the Earth? The simple quick answer is 3,958.8 miles…
Japan Shoots for Robotic Moon Base by 2020
[/caption] These ARE the droids we've been looking for. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, has plans to build a base…
Tsunami Photos
Here are some amazing tsunami photos - at least, the after effects from tsunami impacts on coastlines. You can make…
Andromeda’s Unstable Black Hole
[/caption] The Andromeda galaxy, the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way, has a supermassive blackhole at the center…
Successful Test of Air-Breathing Scramjet Engine
Boeing and the US Air Force tested a supersonic combustion ramjet engine on May 26 with the longest hypersonic flight…