NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid
In a few years a NASA spacecraft will seek the building blocks of life in a shovelful of asteroid dirt. The OSIRIS-REx1 spacecraft, targeted for launch…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Railing Against NASA Cutbacks
Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Bill Maher’s show a little over a week ago, and he had something to say about plans to slash NASA’s…
Read the article →The SETI Institute Is Back in Business!
Great news about SETI – the SETI Institute which was shut down in April will start operations again soon. The news comes from Alan Boyle’s Cosmic…
Read the article →NASA Dawn Spacecraft Sends Science Data From Vesta
The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science orbits during the spacecraft’s yearlong visit to Vesta. The spacecraft started…
Read the article →Opportunity Mars Rover Arrives at Endeavour Crater to Study Rocks Never Seen Before
After a journey of almost three years, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet’s Endeavour crater to study rocks never seen before. A…
Read the article →The Perseids 2011 – the Meteor Shower Is Underway
Bright moonlight streams through your window. A nugget of space debris disintegrates in a sparkling fireball. A huge spaceship glides silently overhead. By itself, any one…
Read the article →AAVSO Alert Notice 444: Nova Lupi 2011
AAVSO Alert Notice 443 Nova Lupi 2011 August 9, 2011 Event: Nova in Lupus – Nova Lupi 2011 Discovered by: Nicholas Brown, Quinns Rocks, Western Australia…
Read the article →Icebergs Broke Off Antarctica After Japan Tsunami Hit
The effects of the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated areas of Japan can be seen as far away as Antarctica. Satellite images show…
Read the article →So What Lies Inside Jupiter?
Jupiter’s swirling clouds can be seen through any department store telescope. With no more effort than it takes to bend over an eyepiece, you can witness…
Read the article →Comet Elenin Will Be in the Sky in October
Comet Elenin is coming to the inner-solar system this fall/autumn. Comet Elenin (also known by its astronomical name C/2010 X1), was first detected on Dec. 10,…
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