About half a century ago as the US celebrated the International Geophysical Year, the Soviet Union was pushing ahead with a missile plan. In October …
Continue ReadingAs the federal budget outlook for the future becomes more gloomy and NASA’s Ares rocket continues to struggle with technical challenges, the new …
Continue ReadingThe Russian Phobos-Grunt Mission will visit Phobos, one of Mars’ moons to collect surface data. Included in the mission will also be a Chinese Mars …
Continue ReadingWhile scientists are busily making their discoveries, everyday people often end up feeling like there’s nothing they can do to participate. …
Continue ReadingThe Kepler satellite has taken and sent back the first images of its prodigious mission; and it has done so with its huge photometer.
Continue ReadingPicosatellites and nanosatellites are miniaturized satellites that allow universities, research institutions and smaller nations to participate in …
Continue ReadingAlthough most of the information and observations we obtain from space are disseminated into the mass media in the form of visual images, there is …
Continue ReadingThe Sun may look just like a hot ball of fire but the immense amounts of activity that goes on within it leads to fascinating phenomena on its …
Continue ReadingIt is good to know, in general, what’s around you…so it might be informative to know what is near us in space–what may cannibalize …
Continue ReadingStars are born when great masses of interstellar hydrogen and dust coalesce into a sphere massive enough for gravity to cause the hydrogen to begin …
Continue ReadingWith Space exploration being a multinational effort these days, Space Agencies of different countries share their experience and knowledge to achieve …
Continue ReadingKnown for his three laws of planetary motion, Johannes Kepler also laid the foundation of modern optics. Along with his deep interest in astronomy, …
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