Dawn Mission Launches Successfully
Thursday September 27, 2007
NASA's Dawn spacecraft began its 1.7 billion mile journey through the inner solar system to study a pair of asteroids today at 7:34 AM. EDT.
The Delta 2 rocket, fitted with ... Read More
Harvest Moon Tonight
Wednesday September 26, 2007
Watch for tonight's full moon, it is special. Called a "Harvest Moon," it is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox. Years ago, before the advent of electric lights, ... Read More
Yes to the Meteorite; Questions About an Illness
Thursday September 20, 2007
According to FoxNews, a geologist from Peru's Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute has confirmed that a "rocky meteorite" did indeed fall in Peru, based on the fragments analyzed. However, doctors ... Read More
Sickness From Space
Tuesday September 18, 2007
Did a meteorite that crashed in Peru make villagers sick?
Yahoo! News says, "Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to ... Read More
The Loss of Madeleine L'Engle
Tuesday September 11, 2007
Madeleine L'Engle, who wrote the incredible award winning 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time, died last Thursday, September 6th.
Ms L'Engle was born on November 29, 1918, in New York ... Read More
9/11 Attacks
Tuesday September 11, 2007
On this date in 2001, a group of terrorists hijacked several commercial airliners, crashing them into the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Pentagon. One other plane was also ... Read More
Top 10 Brightest Stars
Sunday September 9, 2007
Stars are massive shining spheres of hot gas, the closest of which is our Sun. Stars are primarily made of hydrogen, smaller amounts of helium, and trace amounts of other ... Read More
NASA Finds No Astronaut Alcohol Problems
Monday September 3, 2007
A NASA safety review has found no evidence to support claims that astronauts were impaired by alcohol when they flew in space. NASA chief of Safety and Mission Assurance Bryan ... Read More