Space Exploration
SpaceX, Orbital Sciences Awarded ISS Re-supply Contract
[/caption] Two upstart commercial space companies have been awarded contracts by NASA for commercial cargo resupply services to the International…
New Space Elevator Consortium
[/caption] A coalition of leaders working on the concept of a space elevator has joined forces to form the International…
40th Anniversary of the Great Gamble: Apollo 8
[/caption] The Apollo 8 mission was a seminal moment not in only the history of spaceflight, but in human history…
Nominations: The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008
2008 has been a landmark year for space science and physics endeavour. We've peered deep into the cosmos and fitted…
Time Magazine Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2008: Space and Physics Dominate
[/caption]2008 has been an astounding year of scientific discovery. To celebrate this fact, Time Magazine has listed the "Top 10…
NASA and Google Successfully Test Deep Space Internet
[/caption] Communication with spacecraft is vital for NASA, and since the World Wide Web has enabled easy, reliable and quick…
Google and NASA are Working on an Interplanetary Internet
[/caption]In an initiative energized by Google Vice-President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, the International Space Station could be testing…
Aldrin: Mars Pioneers Should Not Return to Earth
[/caption]Commenting on the strategy for the exploration of Mars, Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon and tireless space exploration…
We All Say “Excited!” In The Same Language
[/caption] One of the wonderful things about space exploration and astronomy is how it brings people together across cultures, countries…
Bad News: Interstellar Travel May Remain in Science Fiction
[/caption] Some sobering news from a recent rocket science conference: It is highly improbable that humans will ever explore beyond…