Happy Halloween From Saturn
[/caption] The Cassini team posted this image today, sending "bats wishes" for a happy, healthy and fun Halloween. And this…
Asteroid Explosion over Indonesia
This has taken awhile to filter into the Western press, but an asteroid exploded over the town of Bone,Indonesia on…
Ares I-X Manager Addresses Booster Damage, Stage Tumbling and Thrust Oscillation
[/caption] The damage seen on the Ares I-X booster occurred as a result of parachute failure, which caused the rocket…
Bacteria Could Survive in Martian Soil
Multiple missions have been sent to Mars with the hopes of testing the surface of the planet for life -…
Northern Spring Approaches on Mars: Will Phoenix Phone Home?
[/caption] I was just thinking of the Phoenix lander earlier this week, wondering if our little buddy was surviving the…
Ares I-X Booster Damaged
[/caption] The booster rocket used in the Ares I-X test flight was found to be badly dented when divers located…
What’s Next for the Ares Rocket?
[/caption] After Wednesday's picture perfect launch of the Ares I-X test rocket -- which revealed no real showstoppers or issues…
Where In The Universe #77
Here's this week's image for the WITU Challenge, a spooky Halloween version, to test your visual knowledge of the cosmos.…
Telescopes Open Up the Jewel Box
[/caption] Nothing in my jewelry box compares to the Kappa Crucis Cluster, also known as NGC 4755 or simply the…
Ares I-X Launch Image Gallery
[/caption] There are some great images of Wednesday's Ares I-X launch. Most notable is this one of the Prandtl–Glauert singularity…