Missions
Planck Starts Collecting Light Left Over From Big Bang
[/caption] As of August 13, 2009, the Planck mission is officially in business. It is now seeing light billions of…
NASA May Have to Revamp Science Plans Without RTGs
[/caption] As if things weren't tight enough at NASA, now the US House and Senate have decided to cut the…
Kepler Scores its First Exoplanet Sighting
[/caption] NASA researchers have published confirmation this week that the Kepler mission will be able to reveal the presence of…
After 40 Years Moon Rocks Still Revealing Secrets
[/caption] Even though scientists have been able to study Moon rocks up close for almost 40 years, there are still…
On Apollo 11’s 40th, Astronauts Reflect on Space Program
[/caption] Seven Apollo astronauts gathered at NASA headquarters this morning to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's lunar landing…
Book Review: Magnificent Desolation, by Buzz Aldrin
[/caption] I very much enjoyed chatting with Buzz Aldrin a couple of weeks ago, for some stories leading up to…
Chandrayaan-1 Rescued from Failure
[/caption] The Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft, India's moon orbiting satellite was almost lost earlier this year, Indian Space Research Organization revealed,…
Spirit’s Psychedelic Visions
[/caption] The Spirit rover has had memory problems, arthritic-like symptoms in her wheels, as well as her current dilemma of…
Help Find the Mars Polar Lander!
[/caption] The Mars Polar Lander was supposed to be a mission to the Red Planet's south polar region to study…
LRO Hi-Def Lunar Flyover Movie
The folks at Goddard Space Flight Center working on the the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission have put together a flyover…