Ray Sanders
NASA to Test New Atomic Clock
[/caption] When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece…
Pluto or Eris: Which is Bigger?
[/caption] The controversy between Pluto and Eris regarding their status as "largest dwarf planet" continues. During a joint meeting of…
NASA to Test New Solar Sail Technology
[/caption] Solar sails, much like anti-matter and ion engines appear at first glance to only exist in science fiction. Many…
NASA to Test Laser Communications System
[/caption]Quite often, communication rates with remote spacecraft have been a limiting factor when exploring our solar system. For example, it…
Why is Tonight’s Full Moon the Smallest of the Year?
[/caption] Think we can only see half of the Moon's surface from Earth? Not always. Over the course of the…
LROC “Treasure Map” Reveals Titanium Deposits
[/caption] At a joint meeting of the European Planetary Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences,…
Buried Treasure: Astronomers Find Exoplanets Hidden in Old Hubble Data
[/caption] Over the past 21 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has gathered boatloads of data, with the Hubble archive center…
Even the Early Universe Had the Ingredients for Life
[/caption] For us carbon-based life forms, carbon is a fairly important part of the chemical makeup of the Universe. However,…
World Space Week ( Oct 4th – 10th ) — Join the Fun!
[/caption] What is World Space Week? Founded in 1981, World Space Week Association is one of the world's oldest space…
Martian Atmosphere Supersaturated with Water?
[/caption] Last week, scientists announced findings based on data from the SPICAM spectrometer onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. The findings…