Destroyed spacecraft such as the Soyuz 1, Challenger and Columbia have taught spacecraft engineers much about risk levels involved with space flight, …
Continue ReadingThe Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a US / German partnership that places an infrared observatory on-board a 747 to allow …
Continue ReadingHarlow Shapley was one of the biggest names in astronomy in the early 20th century. His work put to rest one of the biggest debates of the time and …
Continue ReadingIn the 1970s astronomers discovered that something is pulling our solar system towards it. In the 1980s they found that it was actually pulling all …
Continue ReadingWithout the advancement of computer technology we would not have the Hubble Space Telescope in space. From analyzing data gathered by these …
Continue ReadingThe military of virtually all nations have made rockets a mainstay of their arsenal in the 21st century. Obviously the U.S. and Russia have the more …
Continue ReadingThe Crab Nebula is one of the most recognizable objects in the night sky. It sits in the constellation Taurus, and is a tiny smudge of light a …
Continue ReadingAlso known as the Sunflower Nebula and NGC 6543, this enchanting cosmic eye was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. Here are some more facts, …
Continue Reading“Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!” If you’re an old Sci-Fi movie buff you might remember this closing line …
Continue ReadingLook, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s a dirty snowball? Dirty snowballs, better known as comets, are fascinating objects that have …
Continue ReadingAfter the IGY disaster, the U.S. began developing launch vehicles with a vengeance. It wouldn’t be until the SATURN V that America caught up with the …
Continue ReadingHere is some detailed information about the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon, as well as some stunning images of this immense crater.
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