I am watching the countdown of STS 119, the October 15, 2009 launch of the Space Shuttle, Discovery. I started this post at T minus 6 minutes and counting, and continued watching until Discovery reached orbit. It's always amazing whenever we launch the Space Shuttle....
NASA's latest spacecraft, Kepler lifted off into a solar orbit but in a region close to earth. It's mission over the next 3 1/2 years is look for Earth-like planets by using a photometer that is very sensitive to variation in the light intensity emitted from stars....
Australian astronomers noticed a surprise blip on an image taken from Siding Spring Observatory, and announced that an asteroid, designated 2009 DD45 would pass about 40,000 miles from Earth on March 2. It did, and it was reported on most news services. And it...
There were two articles in the New York Times today that relate to this post about the nature of science teaching. One was an essay entitled by Dennis Overbye, Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy, and the other was an interview with Peter Agre (President of the...
I witnessed one Space Shuttle launch in 1982, and it was an unbelievable experience. The sounds that you hear, and the vibrations you feel are amazing. Here are a few pictures of the Endeavor launch, on November 14, 2008. After lift off roll...
STS 126, Space Shuttle Endeavor is set to launch tonight from Kennedy Space Center. Seven astronauts will ride into space aboard the shuttle under a full moon. Here is a close up of Endeavor just prior to lift off!
