Chilean Telescopes OK, ESO, Gemini Report
[/caption] The European Southern Observatory, which has several telescopes housed in the mountains of Chile, issued a press release that…
Why Was the February 27, 2010 Tsunami Smaller than Expected?
[/caption] While a huge earthquake off the coast of Chile triggered a tsunami that moved at the speed of a…
ISS Astronaut Sends Twitpics of Chile Earthquake Aftermath
[/caption] Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, (@Astro_Soichi) who has taken full advantage of being able to use Twitter live from the International…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravity, Schmavity
The axiom that what goes up, must come down doesn’t apply to most places in the universe, which are largely empty…
Small Asteroids, Bread Flour, and a Dutch Physicist’s 150-year Old Theory
[/caption] No, it's not the Universe Puzzle No. 3; rather, it's an intriguing result from recent work into the strange…
KSC Workers Rally to Continue Constellation and Extend Shuttle
[/caption] About 2,000 people turned out for a "Save Our Space Exploration" rally in Titusville, Florida on Saturday. Organized by…
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Region
[/caption] A devastating magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, shattering buildings and bridges, killing over 100 people and setting off…
Eccentricity
When it comes to space, the word eccentricity nearly always refers to orbital eccentricity, or the eccentricity of the orbit…
Definition of Velocity
[/caption] Velocity, in physics, is a vector quantity (it has both magnitude and direction), and is the time rate of…
Improving the Conversation: NASA Begins Upgrade to Deep Space Network
[/caption] All the robotic missions to various points in our solar system wouldn't be possible if not for the Deep…