About Astronomy and Space Most Popular & Hottest Articles
Friday February 27, 2004
Discover what others are reading here at About Astronomy and Space. These are the most popular articles from the last 30 days and the Hottest, fastest moving articles on the ... Read More
About Astronomy/Space In The Classroom - Free Lesson Plans
Friday February 27, 2004
About Astronomy and Space For The Class - Free Lesson Plans - In Association With NASAExplores, a NASA Education Initiative. About Astronomy and Space For The Class provides new astronomy ... Read More
Did Galileo Invent the Telescope?
Friday February 27, 2004
This is one of the astronomy and space related frequently asked questions. Was galileo Galilei the inventor of the telescope. Many people believe they know the answer to this question. ... Read More
Michael P. Anderson (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF) - African American History Month
Monday February 23, 2004
Lost Aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia
Michael P. Anderson was orn December 25, 1959, in Plattsburgh, New York, but considered Spokane, Washington, to be his hometown. Died on February 1, 2003 ... Read More
Ronald E. McNair (Ph.D.) - African American History Month
Saturday February 21, 2004
Lost Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
Ronald E. McNair was born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Died January 28, 1986. Survived by wife Cheryl, & two children. Was ... Read More
John Glenn - First American to Orbit Earth
Friday February 20, 2004
Forty-two years ago today, John H. Glenn, Jr. launched from Cape Canaveral (renamed Kennedy) and made America's first orbital flight on February 20, 1962, piloting the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 ... Read More
Is Pluto a Planet?
Thursday February 19, 2004
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Answers The Question
In recent years, there has been some debate about the status of Pluto as a planet. Those who are calling for a change ... Read More
Opportunity Digs; Spirit Advances - Mars Pictures
Wednesday February 18, 2004
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has scooped a trench with one of its wheels to reveal what is below the surface of a selected patch of soil.
Opportunity's twin rover, Spirit, ... Read More
Did NASA Fake the Moon Landings?
Tuesday February 17, 2004
"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they ... Read More
Potty Training - How To Go To The Bathroom In Space
Tuesday February 17, 2004
Performing Personal Hygiene Rituals Without Gravity
There are many things we take for granted here on Earth that take on a whole new aspect when you're orbiting the Earth in microgravity ... Read More
Giordano Bruno - Philosopher - Died For Astronomy
Monday February 16, 2004
Filippo (Giordano) Bruno was born in Nola, Italy in 1548. His father was Giovanni Bruno, a soldier, and his mother was Fraulissa Savolino. In 1561, he enrolled in school at ... Read More
Mae Jemison - African American History Month
Sunday February 15, 2004
First African-American Woman in Space
Chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher and astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison has a wide range of experience in technology, engineering, and medical research. In addition to her ... Read More
Visiting US Space Centers Email Course
Saturday February 14, 2004
Got a Spring Break coming up? Trying to make plans for your Summer Vacation? Why not try out some Space Travel, here on Earth?
This 14 day email course is the ... Read More
Successful Science Fair Projects Email Course
Saturday February 14, 2004
Science fairs can be some of the most stressful events in a school career, for all involved. Or, they can be loads of fun and very educational. It's up to ... Read More
Spitzer Telescope Sends Rose for Valentine's Day
Friday February 13, 2004
Out of the dark and dusty cosmos comes an unusual valentine -- a stellar nursery resembling a shimmering pink rosebud. This cluster of newborn stars, called a reflection nebula, was ... Read More
Mars Pictures? You Want Mars Pictures?
Tuesday February 10, 2004
We've Got Mars Pictures!
NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003, in search of answers about the history of water ... Read More
Guion “Guy” Bluford - African American History Month
Monday February 9, 2004
First African-American in Space
Guion “Guy” Bluford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 22, 1942. His mother was a teacher and his father an engineer. The Blufords encouraged all four ... Read More
Healthy Spirit Cleans a Mars Rock; Opportunity Rolls
Monday February 9, 2004
NASA's Spirit has returned to full health and resumed doing things never attempted on Mars before.
"Our patient is healed, and we're very excited about that," said Jennifer Trosper of ... Read More
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status
Monday February 9, 2004
NASA's Opportunity rover drove about 3.5 meters (11 feet) early Thursday toward a rock outcrop in the wall of a small crater on Mars, and mission controllers plan to send ... Read More
An Abrasive Collision Gives One Galaxy a "Black Eye"
Sunday February 8, 2004
A collision of two galaxies has left a merged star system with an unusual appearance as well as bizarre internal motions. Messier 64 (M64) has a spectacular dark band of ... Read More
NASA Song Soars To Grammy Nomination
Sunday February 8, 2004
Singer Patti LaBelle has been nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of "Way Up There." (Video) LaBelle was one of five nominees in the Traditional Rhythm & Blues category ... Read More
Why Go To Mars?
Friday February 6, 2004
In the About Astronomy and Space Forum, Dume asks;
"Why do we even want to go to mars. Is it just a human thirst for knowledge and exploration or just ... Read More
New Crews Named For 2004 International Space Station Missions
Friday February 6, 2004
NASA and its International Partners have assigned new crews to fly to the International Space Station this year. As Expedition 9, NASA astronaut Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke and Russian cosmonaut ... Read More
Body of Missing Carlie Brucia Found
Friday February 6, 2004
According to an Associated Press article on Yahoo News, the body of a missing 11 year old girl from Sarasota, FL has been found under thick underbrush next to a ... Read More
Carlie Brucia Kidnapping
Thursday February 5, 2004
NASA Technology Helps Investigators In Florida Abduction Case
Two NASA facilities, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Ala., and the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla., provided technological assistance for law ... Read More
Opportunity Has Found Strikingly Spherical Pebbles - Mars Pictures
Thursday February 5, 2004
NASA's Opportunity has examined its first patch of soil in the small crater where the rover landed on Mars and found strikingly spherical pebbles among the mix of particles there.
"There ... Read More
Opportunity And Spirit Reach Out
Thursday February 5, 2004
Each of NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers is using its versatile robotic arm for positioning tools at selected targets on the red planet.
Also, a newly completed 360-degree color panorama ... Read More
NASA Dedicates Mars Landmarks To Columbia Crew
Thursday February 5, 2004
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe on Monday announced the martian hills, located east of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover's landing site, would be dedicated to the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 crew.
"These ... Read More
Carlie Brucia Kidnapping
Wednesday February 4, 2004
NASA KSC Image Analysis Facility Studying Sarasota Kidnapping Video
Working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Image Analysis facility at Kennedy Space Center is studying the Sarasota kidnapping video of ... Read More
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. - African American History Month
Tuesday February 3, 2004
First African-American Astronaut
In June l967, Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was named the first African-American astronaut, though he never made it into space. Several months later, on December 8, Lawrence died ... Read More
Columbia Memorial At Arlington National Cemetary
Sunday February 1, 2004
The fallen heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia are taking their place in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery.
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will preside at the dedication of ... Read More
Opportunity Rolls Onto Martian Ground - Mars Pictures
Sunday February 1, 2004
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove down a reinforced fabric ramp at the front of its lander platform and onto the soil of Mars' Meridiani Planum this morning.
Also, new ... Read More
Space IS the Superbowl for This Former Football Player
Sunday February 1, 2004
Former Football Player Scores Big With Academic Plan
Every football player dreams about being drafted by an NFL team. NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, a 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound wide receiver from the University ... Read More
Anniversary of Columbia Tragedy - Memorial
Sunday February 1, 2004
In all of human endeavor, there is danger. An old Chinese proverb says, "When you see what is right, have the courage to do it." The crew of Columbia all ... Read More
Return To Flight Crew Reflects On Columbia's Loss
Sunday February 1, 2004
The astronauts who will fly the next Space Shuttle mission remember the Columbia crew in a new series of interviews on NASA Television. Crewmembers also relate their motivation for the ... Read More
Columbia Space Shuttle Heroes Memorialized on Mars
Sunday February 1, 2004
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced on January 6, 2004 plans to name the landing site of the Mars Spirit Rover in honor of the astronauts who died in the tragic ... Read More