Satellites
Russian Crowdfunded Satellite May Soon Become Brightest “Star” in the Sky
A group of Russian engineering students hope to use crowdfunding to build and launch what may be the brightest satellite…
Spotting Asterix: France Marks 50 Years of Space Exploration
Author's note: In the wake of the November 13th terrorist attacks, the French Space Agency CNES canceled the celebration of…
Asteroid? Rocket Stage? Whatever it is, WT1190F Plunges to Earth Tonight
No one's 100% certain what WT1190F is — asteroid or rocket stage — but we are certain it will light…
Artificial Object in Trans-lunar Orbit to Impact Earth on November 13
Get ready for a man-made fireball. A object discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on Oct 3rd temporarily designated WT1190F is…
Hunting Prospero
A relic of the early Space Age turns 44 years old this week. The United Kingdom’s first and only successful…
Atlas V Streaks to Orbit on 100th Successful Mission for ULA with Mexico’s Morelos-3
United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated an incredible milestone today, Oct. 2, with the successful launch of the firms 100th mission…
How to (Hopefully) Find Clear Skies for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse
We've arrived at eclipse day, so now the big question is, will it be clear? My favorite forecast for major…
Remembering the Vela Incident
36 years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd,…
More Spectacular Images from the MUOS-4 Launch
Skywatchers across Central Florida got an unusual view early Wednesday morning in conjunction with the Atlas V launch of the…
This is Our Planet From a Million Miles Away
This picture of our home planet truly is EPIC – literally! The full-globe image was acquired with NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (aka…