Book Review: Space Tourism – Adventures in Earth Orbit and Beyond
At the end of a hard day's work, taking time to enjoy the accomplishments somehow makes the blood, sweat and…
Solar Astronomers Getting Better at Predicting Solar Wind
Researchers have discovered that the structure of the Sun's lower atmosphere, or chromosphere, can be used to predict the speed…
Enceladus Above Saturn’s Rings
Cassini recently took this image of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus above the planet's sweeping rings. Although the rings are made…
Weather Satellite Launches After Several Delays
A weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was launched atop a Boeing Delta II rocket on…
NASA Competition to Get Air from Lunar Soil
NASA has announced that its next Centennial Challenge will invite teams to try and extract air from lunar soil: the…
Cosmic Rays Cause the Brightest Radio Flashes
When high-energy cosmic ray particles crash into the Earth's atmosphere, they produce some of the brightest radio flashes ever seen…
Actual Photo of Mars Odyssey in Orbit
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft turned its gaze on its satellite neighbours recently, and took pictures of both Mars Odyssey…
Dark Energy Could be a Breakdown of Einstein’s Theory
Cosmologists from Princeton are working on new tests that could help to explain the nature of "dark energy", a mysterious…
Planet Forces its Star’s Rotation
Canadian astronomers using the MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) Space Telescope have detected that a giant extrasolar planet has…
CD Review: Cosmic Fireflies
Astronauts almost unanimously speak about the wonders of their trip into space. Immediately thereafter they qualify their descriptions by bemoaning…