COROT: Hunting for Exoplanets by Means of Stellar Seismology
COROT is the small yet incredible stellar-seismology satellite specifically designed to discover and profile extra-solar planets. This article goes …
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Meteor Shower Facts and What Causes Them
Where do meteor showers come from, what they are and when is the next one? Here are the facts - check it out.
Continue ReadingHow the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is Helping Us Study the Earth, Planets and the Stars
Learn the story behind the JPL’s success in launching the first American artificial satellite, and how that event launched a series of missions …
Continue ReadingThe Apollo Space Program - The First Chariot--the Saturn 1/1B
Apollo required far more powerful rockets than any that existed at the beginning of the sixties. NASA set the von Braun team the task of designing and …
Continue ReadingGamma Ray Bursts
Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) are the most energetic events in the universe. Lasting for a few milliseconds to a few minutes, they are a hundred times as …
Continue ReadingSoviets in Space - Voskhod Spacecraft - by John Sinitsky
The program “Voskhod” was intended to test and study the aspects of crew interaction in flight and the possibility of spacewalk. Both were …
Continue ReadingCareers in Astronomy: Exploring Job Opportunities for an Astronomer
Although astronomy is the oldest science, in many respects it is also the newest science, because each year brings new discoveries and new insights …
Continue ReadingMissions of the European Space Agency
Part 2 of the History of the European Space Agency focuses around the missions dating from year 2000 back to the beginning.
Continue ReadingAn Introduction to Philosophy and Cosmology
Cosmology is the study of the Universe and man’s place within it. Human existence is intertwined with the understanding and existence of the …
Continue ReadingSpace Tourism Companies: Boldly Going Where Others Have Gone Before
For many years, space tourism has been a blossoming industry, stimulating development and financial investments for many companies. Much of the …
Continue ReadingWhat is Outer Space?
The term “outer space” is commonly used in science and science fiction, but what does it really mean? Read on, to find out.
Continue ReadingAll About the Constellation Virgo: Interesting Facts & Images
Virgo, or the virgin, is the largest zodiac constellation and the second largest constellation in the sky. There are a number of interesting facts …
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