Science
Scientists to go Suborbital for Research
[/caption] Think again if you believe the suborbital space market is exclusively for well-heeled tourists. The Southwest Research Institute has…
‘Climate Change Satellite’ Gets its Day in the Sun — Finally
[/caption] NASA is launching an Earth-orbiting satellite called Glory tomorrow that will tackle a highly charged question: How much can…
Historic Opportunity for Students to Participate on “Extra” Shuttle Mission
[/caption] A new opportunity for students to be part of history and fly an experiment on what could be the…
Carnival of Space 183
The Carnival of Space 183 is up at Parallel Spirals The list of 182 prior Carnivals of Space is here…
- Astronomy
- Earth
- NASA
- Science
- Solar Astronomy
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
- Space Shuttle
- Space Station
- sun
NASA Robot and First Whole Sun Picture .. Coming on Super Bowl SUNday
[/caption] What do NASA, Robots, the Sun and the NFL have in common ? Well … its Super SUNday ...…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravity Probe B
[/caption] There's a line out of an early episode of The Big Bang Theory series, where Gravity Probe B is…
Fermi Telescope Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space
From a NASA press release: Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms…
Bad Science in Movies
[/caption] If you're finding the time to watch a few movies during the holidays, you might want to make your…
Music From Space: DIY Satellite Will Capture Sounds of Ionosphere
[/caption] For a space geek, the ultimate do-it-yourself project would be building a satellite in your basement. Astronomer and writer…
Ancient Eclipse-Predicting Computer Rebuilt in Lego
I grew up playing with Legos, but never constructed anything like this! Andrew Carol built a replica of the The…