Nick's Space / Astronomy Blog August 2004 Archive

The mission of the International Space Station is to "enable long-term exploration of space and provide benefits to people on Earth." The International Space Station will create a permanent orbiting ... Read More

The Space Shuttle is the work horse of NASA. Rockets are too expensive to waste. Space Shuttles can take off and land again to be used in the future. NASA's ... Read More

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 of their sons ... Read More

Build your own space shuttle models based on the real NASA Space Shuttle program. It began in the 1970s, to create reusable craft for transporting cargo into space, replacing craft ... Read More

Space.com's Seth Shostak reviews and analyzes the movie Alien Vs. Predator and finds it "a better film than folks over thirty will expect." Ticket lines have been long for this match-up ... Read More

USATODAY reports on NASA's three-year effort to return genuine star dust back to Earth. On September 8 a Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a dramatic midair retrieval of a descending ... Read More

Take a look at these free Lesson Plans From About Astronomy & Space In The Classroom. Not just science, but everything from language arts to social studies as well. Read more... Don't ... Read More

To go along with the recent discovery of two new moons circling Saturn, BBC NEWS reports that five new satellites - and one candidate moon - have been discovered orbiting ... Read More

Want to blast off into space? Well, now, at least your name can. ABC News reports that The New Mexico Museum of Space History is working with the X-Prize competition ... Read More

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There's an old saying that "A lady never tells her age." The same could be said about our galaxy. the Milky Way. According to Space.com, though, we are narrowing it down. "A ... Read More

USATODAY reports that A group of blind students from across the US are working on a summer camp project not usually associated with the visually impaired, launching a NASA ... Read More

Soon, now, the privately financed Falcon 1 launch vehicle, built by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of El Segundo, California will take off into history, according to CNN.com. "But the ... Read More

According to MSNBC, a Slinky toy may help explain how cosmic jets work. Quoting from Space.com, MSNBC says, "Black holes are complex beasts. Among their mysterious traits are intense jets of ... Read More

It's a new moon. No, I don't mean the phase of our moon, Luna, I mean a real new moon. Actually, there are 2 newly discovered moons orbiting that ringed planet, ... Read More

Send your amateur astronomer or space buff back to school well equipped. Find some great information before going to the store or retail website to purchase gifts. Includes definitions of ... Read More

Well, it's that time of year again. School has already started for many people and for others, it will happen soon. It's time to start thinking of that annual adventure ... Read More

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Check out these frequently asked space and astronomy questions. If there is something which has always troubled you, look here for the question. Discover answers to all the frequently asked ... Read More

So, you've been into amateur astronomy for a while and want to observe the night sky more. If you've spent some time star gazing with binoculars and think you are ... Read More

The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming, and forecasters say it could be unusually good. The shower began, gently, in mid-July when Earth entered the outskirts of a cloud of ... Read More

Launched from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 15, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft reached Saturn in July 2004. Cassini-Huygens is an international collaboration between three space agencies. Seventeen nations contributed to ... Read More

On January 7, 1610, while skygazing from his garden in Padua, Italy, astronomer Galileo Galilei was surprised to see four small "stars" near Jupiter. He had discovered Jupiter's four largest ... Read More

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