How Long Can the ISS Really Last?
[/caption] How long can the International Space Station really operate – until 2020, or 2028 or beyond? I recently had…
Universe Puzzle No. 7
As with last week's Universe Puzzle, something that cannot be answered by five minutes spent googling, a puzzle that requires…
A New Look at the Moon: Stunning 3-D Lunar Landscapes
[/caption] You may recall Bernhard Braun as the wizard from UnmannedSpaceflight.com who created the amazing 3-D images of the Mars…
Spirit Freezing; We Will Move Her if We Can
[/caption] “Spirit is hanging in there ... remarkably good, all things considered”, Steve Squyres told me in a rover update…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Say No To Mass Extinction
[/caption] You may have heard that there is an 86 per cent chance that in a mere million years or…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 26 – 28, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready to commit a little lunacy? Then don't forget to turn off your lights to…
Hubble Confirms Cosmic Acceleration with Weak Lensing
[/caption] Need more evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating? Just look to the Hubble Space Telescope. An…
A Look Inside the Space Shuttle “Garage”
This is home movies at their finest. Astronaut Mike Massimino takes us inside the garage of space shuttle Discovery --…
Earth Surface
[/caption]Most of the Earth surface, about 70%, is covered with water. The remaining 30% is made up of the seven…
Watch History Live from the Large Hadron Collider
[/caption] CERN announced that on March 30 they will attempt to circulate beams in the Large Hadron Collider at 3.5…