Aurora Watch! Valentine’s Day Sun-Earth Weather Alert
[/caption] Sky watchers observing from high latitude areas may be in for a treat tonight. Forecasters from the National Oceanic…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Only Way Is Up
Escaping a gravity well is never an easy proposition. Unlike other kinds of wells there are no walls, so your…
This Week in Space with Miles O’Brien, Edition #6
Miles O'Brien and the TWIS team cover the news from this past week, including the shuttle launch and the ongoing…
Cosmological Constant
[/caption] The cosmological constant, symbol Λ (Greek capital lambda), was 'invented' by Einstein, not long after he published his theory…
Armazones Chile to be the Site for the 42 meter European Extremely Large Telescope?
Question: Where are the night skies always dark, cloud-free 360 days a year, bone-dry, and orbiting 3.5 km above sea…
Tranquility attached to Space Station
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the flight of Endeavour) The…
Best. Shuttle Image. Ever
[/caption] While watching space shuttle Endeavour approach the International Space Station late Tuesday/early Wednesday, there was an amazing view shown…
On New Year’s Eve, Cassini Will Stare at the Death Star’s Superlaser
OK, it's actually the Herschel crater on Mimas, a smallish moon of Saturn (and it's the eve of Chinese New…
Incredible! Watch Time-Lapse of EVA-1/Tranquility Node Berthing
This is so cool! Normally spacewalks, or EVAs take 6-7 hours. But here you can watch the first EVA of…
Desert Pictures
Here are some cool desert pictures, taken from space. This is an image of the Gobi Desert taken from space.…