Space & Astronomy
NASA Space Balloon Crashed Hard on the Ground
Posted Fri, Apr 30, 2010 by Juan Pablo
The video of the failed launch was captured and broadcast live by network Australian Broadcasting Corporation from the Alice Springs Balloon Launching Center in a secluded area on the northern territory of Australia.
Hubble Telescope Celebrate 20 Years in Space
Posted Sat, Apr 24, 2010 by Juan Pablo
The Hubble Telescope was named after astronomer Edwin P. Hubble and has been launched into deep space on April 24, 1990. Since then it has recorded more than 30,000 previously unknown celestial objects and has captured approximately half a million pictures. And with the installation of Wide Field Camera 3, it will surely get more graphic pictures until its scheduled retirement on 2014.
Discovery Space Shuttle Lands Home Safely
Posted Tue, Apr 20, 2010 by John R. Loomis
STS-131 in space agency circles, was manned by seven astronauts who spent 14 days in space and orbited around the world many times for a full day before landing back to home base. The Discovery mission in space marked a notch in space history by including three lady astronauts who coincidentally worked with one female astronaut who was already at the space station.
Brack Obama Lays Out Future Plans for Deep Space
Posted Sun, Apr 18, 2010 by John R. Loomis
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, United States President Barack Obama outlined his revitalized and modified plans for deep space exploration in the coming years. And he stressed that there will be no more voyages to the moon but he declared that he is setting his sights on sending astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 as well as orbiting around Mars a full decade later.
Comet McNaught: The Biggest Comet Discovered
Posted Thu, Apr 15, 2010 by John R. Loomis
As of today, renowned astronomers and space scientists, officially declare that Comet McNaught is the biggest comet discovered and recorded in the history of the space age and the exploration of the final frontier. Dubbed as the Great Comet of 2007 by the general public but known as “Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught” in the scientific community
