Carnival of Space #104
A new Carnival of Space is now available. This week, #104 is hosted over at Mang's Bat Page. Click here…
What is a Volcano Conduit?
When a volcano erupts, it's spewing forth lava, ash and hot rock. But where does this material come from, and…
Mount Etna
[/caption] Mount Etna is a stratovolcano on the east side of the Island of Sicily. Standing 3,329 meters tall, Etna…
Vulcan and Volcanoes
[/caption] The name "volcano" comes the island of Vulcano, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily. The…
UT Briefs: Shuttle Lands, Re-living Phoenix
[/caption] Space Shuttle Lands Space shuttle Atlantis landed safely in California on Sunday morning after "dynamic and unpredictable" weather kept…
Bolden Nominated as NASA Administrator; Shuttle Landing Delayed
[/caption] About the same time space shuttle Atlantis' landing was waved off today due to continued rainy weather in Florida,…
More Stunning Images From the Hubble Servicing Mission
In our last installment of images from the STS-125 mission, we left off with third EVA of the mission. Since…
Kid’s Astronomy – Draco: Enter The Dragon
Kids of all ages! With no Moon around to light up the weekend skies, isn't it time to spend an…
Weather Keeps Shuttle Crew in Space Another Day
STS-125 crew members aboard Atlantis (pictured above) will hang out at least a day longer in space, following foul weather that…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 22-24, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a dark sky observing weekend? Then let's take a ride with Wild's Triplets,…