Space Station Astronauts Could Get Stranded in Kibo
This could be a bit of a tricky (and amusing) situation for astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS).…
Unique Telescope Facility Opens In Swiss Biosphere
In the easternmost part of Switzerland near the Italian border, lies a pristine area of land ranging from 1,400 to…
Podcast: Missions to Mars, Part 1
With last month's safe arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander, Mars enthusiasts breathed a collective sigh of relief… phew. Now…
Hubble Zooms In On Coma Galaxy Cluster
The Coma Cluster is one of the densest known clusters of galaxies, containing thousands of elliptical and spherical star systems.…
Equipment Review: Meade 8X42 Travel Binoculars
My Mother always told me that if I couldn't say something good about somebody, that I shouldn't say anything at…
Listen to Paranormal Radio Live Tonight: The 2012 Controversy
The second live show in response to the 2012 articles ("No Doomsday in 2012" and "2012: No Planet X") is…
What Do You Do If Someone Blows Up Your Satellite? Call a Space Lawyer
As space travel becomes routine and private enterprise gets a foothold in low Earth orbit, it is becoming clear that…
Phoenix Will Try New “Sprinkle” Technique
Phoenix "vibrates" to move soil through a screen. New motto for the Phoenix spacecraft: If at first you don't succeed,…
Can Light be “Squeezed” to Improve Sensitivity of Gravitational Wave Detectors?
The search is on to detect the first evidence of gravitational waves travelling around the cosmos. How can we do…
Where Is the New Horizons Spacecraft?
Even though New Horizons is the speediest spacecraft ever to travel through our solar system, it still has a long…