Universe to WMAP: ΛCDM Rules, OK?
[/caption] The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) science team has finished analyzing seven full years' of data from the little…
What Is The Atmosphere?
[/caption]What is the atmosphere? It is only the thing that keeps you from being burned to death every day, helps…
Information About Volcanoes
Volcanoes are ruptures or fissures in the earth’s crust which leak lava. Although people think of a typical volcano as…
Satellite View of “Snowmageddon”
[/caption] Did you live through what has been called “snowmageddon” or “snowpocalypse?” Here's a satellite's-eye view of the exceptionally severe…
Astronomy For Kids: Orion – The Star Hunter
If you've been peeking out the windows at night, or maybe looked up while walking the dog before bedtime or…
Launch Scrub for STS-130
[/caption] The launch of space shuttle Endeavour was scrubbed about 9 minutes before the scheduled 4:39 am EST (9:49 GMT)…
Tough Times Could Be Ahead for Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] The cancellation of the Constellation program compounds an already bleak picture for the Kennedy Space Center and those who…
Mars, Messier 44 and the Ecliptic Plane…
Have you been watching the sweet movements of Mars as it cruises across the starry nights? Perhaps, like many of…
Orion can Launch Safely in 2013 says Lockheed
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is in Florida for Universe Today covering the upcoming Endeavour launch attempt.) “We can fly…
RSS Rollback: Watch Endeavour Appear Before Your Eyes
This morning I had the opportunity to see up close the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure for space shuttle…