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3-D Licious 12 Jul 2013 | 04:40 pm
Every Trekkie knows that slightly glitchy food replicators will be commonplace by the 24th century, providing personalized meal service on-demand to the crew of every star ship. Menu choices then will...
Could Warp Drive One Day Be Reality? 1 Oct 2012 | 01:32 am
It has captured the imaginations of science fiction fans the world over - the possibility of traveling to distant worlds in the blink of an eye - but it has remained little more than fantasy. ... Re...
Video of the Curiosity Descent and Landing 14 Sep 2012 | 08:40 pm
Several weeks ago the internet watched in awe as the Mars rover Curiosity completed its journey to the surface of the red planet. Now, as it begins the next phase of its mission, to search out eviden...
Passing of Neil Armstrong 27 Aug 2012 | 01:23 am
The world lost a great hero on Saturday. Astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82. His death came somewhat suddenly, arising from complications with a cardiovascular procedure. ... Rea...
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaking this Weekend 11 Aug 2012 | 05:25 am
The Perseid Meteor shower is peaking this weekend. So if you are out and about in the evening hours, be sure to check it out. Of course, the best viewing is to be had under dark skies, away from brig...
Awesome Time Lapse Video of VERITAS Operating 9 Aug 2012 | 02:06 am
A few months ago I was out in southern Arizona observing on the VERITAS experiment. While there a colleage and good friend of mine, Daniel Gall, set up his camera to capture the gamma-ray observatory ...
Curiosity Lands Safely on Martian Surface 7 Aug 2012 | 12:53 am
There has been a lot of talk in the last couple years about the future of the manned space program. Of course, the highlight of the discussion is the possibility of a manned trip to Mars. ... Read F...
Andromeda Galaxy on Collision Course with Milky Way 1 Aug 2012 | 04:49 am
A team with the Hubble Space Telescope have now confirmed what has long been suspected: The Andromeda Galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way. Now before you begin making travel arrangemen...
The Colorado Fires from Space and Some Summer Reading 1 Jul 2012 | 01:27 am
I'm actually out in the Colorado Springs area visiting family for a week, and it certainly hasn't been the visit that we planned. As you are probably aware, wild fires have sprung up across the state...
Venus Transit Images 9 Jun 2012 | 10:42 pm
Unless you had a solar filter handy, you may have missed the transit of Venus across the Sun. Unfortunately, if you did your next opportunity won't be for another 105 years. ... Read Full Post
