Google UFO Doodle Explained
The intertoobs have been abuzz with Google's seemingly unexplained latest doodle: A UFO beaming up one of Google's "O"s. The…
Top 10 (or so) Images from STS-128
[/caption] As the crew of the STS-128 mission pack up and prepare to get ready to undock from the International…
What Causes Tides?
Tides refer to the rise and fall of our oceans’ surfaces. It is caused by the attractive forces of the…
Famous Earthquakes
Earthquakes are among the most devastating forces of nature. What we have are seven of the world’s most famous earthquakes,…
Milankovitch Cycle
Milankovitch cycles. Source: UCAR A Milankovitch cycle is a cyclical movement related to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. There…
News Story on Neil Armstrong Slips on an Onion
Two newspapers in Bangladesh have issued a retraction after publishing an article taken from the popular but satirical website…
Search for the Mars Polar Lander in New HiRISE Images
[/caption] We had an enthusiastic response to an article we ran in July about searching through images from the HiRISE…
Additional Lab to be Added to ISS
[/caption] Apparently the International Space Station is going to get bigger. According to an article on Flight Global, NASA and…
Future Friday: Orbital Megastructures
[/caption] The International Space Station is big. About the size of American football field, it has an acre of solar…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: September 4-6, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Ah, yes... Full Moon. Are you ready to howl? If you didn't get a chance to watch…