In Association With NASAExplore, a NASA Education Initiative, About Astronomy and Space For The Class provides new astronomy and space lesson plans every week. This week, learn more about high altitudes ... Read More

Aristarchus of Samos was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who lived from approximately 310BC through approximately 250BC. He is best known for two things, his belief that the Earth revolves ... Read More

"I, for one, do not think the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the ... Read More

September 28's full moon will be the Harvest Moon of 2004. This has a special place in our agricultural history. Read more... Don't forget to read and/or post in our Forum. Space is ... Read More

Want to know when the next full moon is? Would you like to know which nights next year will be darkest, with the new moon? Here are the moon phases for ... Read More

As NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the Sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six ... Read More

The actual beginning of the effort that resulted in manned space flight cannot be pinpointed although it is known that the thought has been in the mind of man throughout ... Read More

Space up your office, dorm room, or bedroom with these astronomy and space posters, which you can print from your home computer and printer. From a small step on the moon ... Read More

To celebrate FAA approval for Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) to conduct Weightless Flights for the general public, Diet Rite is kicking off a six-city "Go For Zero" tour of the ... Read More

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the planet Earth. It was known as Luna to the Romans, Selene and Artemis to the Greeks, and many other names in ... Read More

NASA's Associate Administrator for Science Al Diaz has appointed the person who will lead the Genesis Mishap Investigation Board (MIB). The MIB will gather information; analyze the facts; identify the proximate ... Read More

Scientists who conducted the preliminary assessment of the Genesis canister are encouraged by what they see. They believe it may be possible to achieve the most important portions of their ... Read More

If you have an interest in star-gazing and you have spent some time observing the night sky with binoculars, then you may be ready to try a telescope. Check out ... Read More

Genesis team specialists are beginning the process of conducting inventory of the contents of the craft's science canister, which is inside a clean room at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving ... Read More

The Genesis sample return capsule entered Earth's atmosphere at 9:52:47 MDT on September 8, 2004 and entered the preplanned entry ellipse in the Utah Test and Training Range as predicted. ... Read More

NASA Starts Looking For Answers Members of the Genesis team were visibly shaken as they gave a press briefing on the Genesis spacecraft crash. NASA officials provided some information while indicating ... Read More

It appears that the Genesis sample return capsule's drogue and parafoil did not deploy as expected. This image shows the capsule where it has landed on the ground. The recovery ... Read More

As the Genesis spacecraft reentered the Earth's atmosphere today, its parachute failed to open. The helicopters which had been standing by to snag the craft by the 'chute acted as ... Read More

NASA A 'Go' For Midair Capture Of Samples From The Sun NASA's Genesis spacecraft crossed the orbit of the Moon early Monday, Sept. 6, on its way to the mission's dramatic ... Read More

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe issued a statement regarding the damage left behind at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Frances. "The Kennedy Space Center suffered significant ... Read More

NASA teams are surveying the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for damage caused by Hurricane Frances. Initial assessments show KSC weathered the storm fairly well. There are no reports of any ... Read More

Cosmonaut, Gennady Padalka and Astronaut, Mike Fincke stepped outside the International Space Station install 3 antennas and replace a 2-foot-square Russian pump panel, according to CNN.com. "Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, ... Read More

The Discovery Channel is reporting on a new study which is to be published shortly in the journal Astrobiology. Two researchers from the University of Arizona, Dante Lauretta, assistant professor ... Read More

BBC NEWS has further investigated the story we told you about yesterday concerning a New Scientist magazine article on an unexplained radio signal from deep space being researched by SETI ... Read More

China, striving to join the space exploration super-powers, has opened its top secret space research facility to the world, according to CBS News. This view into one of the best ... Read More

An article from ABCNEWS says the radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico is set to begin mapping the known universe. "The radio telescope, the world's most sensitive listening device that is ... Read More

CNN.com quotes a New Scientist magazine article concerning an unexplained radio signal from deep space. Last year, in February of 2003, astronomers working with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) ... Read More

School has started back for many students, so it's now time to turn our thoughts to one of the things that makes school so interesting... Science Fairs Science fairs can be some ... Read More

The basic mission of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is to enable scientific advances in astronomy that will change humankind's view of its place in the universe. The Space Telescope Science ... Read More

Later this month will be the second anniversary of the cowardly attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Most of us still carry vivid memories of ... Read More

Looking for a fun and educational trip for the family? Check out the Kennedy Space Center. Explore America's space heritage with an awe-inspiring tour of Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, ... Read More