Cassini the Artist: Shadows, Ringshine, Double Crescent Moons
[/caption] I often ponder whether the Cassini spacecraft is a better scientist or artist. I found three recent images from…
New Hubble Project Will Survey Beginnings of Cosmic Time
[/caption] An ambitious new project using the Hubble Space Telescope will allow astronomers to peer deep into the universe in…
Spacewalking: Through an Astronaut’s Eyes
[/caption] What is it really like to go on a spacewalk? Some astronauts have said there are no words to…
Video of Falcon 9 Hotfire Test
Unfortunately, I was not in Florida over the weekend to see SpaceX's successful static testfire of the Falcon 9’s rocket’s…
New Images of Phobos from Mars Express Flyby
[/caption] ESA released new images of Mars' moon Phobos, taken during the Mars Express March 7, 2010 flyby, showing the…
Carnival of Space #145
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Adam Crowl over at Crowlspace. Click here to read the Carnival of…
Universe Puzzle No. 5
As with last week's Universe Puzzle, something that cannot be answered by five minutes spent googling, a puzzle that requires…
Astronomy for Kids: Gemini – Twins Everywhere!
Now that we've hunted down Orion and been bull ridin' with Taurus, it's time for us to discover a pair…
A Deep Sky Celebration…
If you don't know this face, then let me introduce you. His name is Ken Crawford and he's the man…
Successful Engine Test Firing for SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9
[/caption] SpaceX announced that today’s (Mar 13) test firing of all 9 Merlin first stage engines was successful at Pad…