New Details About Space Shuttle Successor
A Northrop Grumman/Boeing team has unveiled new details about the successor to the space shuttle: the Crew Exploration Vehicle. This…
Second Chinese Shenzhou Launches
China continued on its ambitious plans for human space exploration this morning with the launch of its second manned spacecraft…
Astrophoto: Orion Nebula by John Bunyan
John Bunyan took this picture of the Orion Nebula at the California Star Party using an Orion Atlas GoTo mount…
What’s Up This Week – October 10 – October 16, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While the Moon will figure strongly in this week's observations, that won't stop us from locating Neptune,…
Cryosat Launch Fails
ESA officials have confirmed that the Cryosat mission smashed into the Arctic ocean minutes after launch on Saturday. It was…
Gravity Probe B Wraps Up Observations
After 17 months of productive data collection, NASA's Gravity Probe B satellite has gathered all the data it needs to…
Early Earth Had Toxic Oceans
Researchers from NASA have confirmed that it would have been impossible for advanced life forms, like fish or mammals, to…
ESA’s CryoSat is Ready for Launch
ESA's CryoSat ice observation satellite is scheduled for a Saturday launch from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Once in orbit, the satellite…
Large Craters on Dione
This Cassini photograph shows several of the large craters that pockmark Dione, one of Saturn's moons. The most prominent crater…
Astrophoto: International Space Station by Gregory Blount
Gregory Blount captured this image of the International Space Station as it passed over his my farm near Ketchum, Ok.…