End of the Road for Kepler
The NASA built space telescope Kepler was designed to give us some initial answers to these questions. The flying telescope was launched in 2009 and until summer of 2013. But defects have made it...
Monthly Archive: October 2013
History of Spaceflight – 4
America’s first astronauts and a look at the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programmes and America’s quest to land a man on the moon before the Russians.
History of Spaceflight – 3
We continue our series on the history of space. We look at Von Braun’s vision of space travel and its impact on the early rockets and spaceships. Also includes an interesting 1952 concept of...
History of Spaceflight – 2
Continuation of our series on the history of spaceflight. This time looking at Von Braun and rockets such as the V2.
History of Spaceflight – 1
First of six postings looking at the history of spaceflight from the early dreams of man to the eventual conquest of the heavens. We look at how these early dreams eventually became reality and...
$75K ‘Edge Of Space’ Balloon Ride Gets FAA Approval
Space tourism has taken a new twist where passengers will have the opportunity to spend two hours above 98,000 feet in a capsule lifted by a balloon. The scheme is promoted by ‘World View...
Launch of New Japanese Rocket, Epsilon – 14th September 2013
A new rocket for Japan launched on September 14th 2013 from the Uchinoura Space Center. The new solid fueled rocket, called Epsilon carried a small payload SPRINT-A into orbit which is an ultraviolet astronomy...
Could Human Colonies Exist in Space?
A video that looks at how human colonies could exist in space, from domed cities to underground bases, to orbital habitats, to hollowed-out asteroids.
Asteroids Going Undetected
Former astronaut says many small asteroids going undetected. Many of these are large enough to destroy a city.
Titan’s Chemistry
Saturn’s large moon Titan is a surprisingly Earthlike place. But unlike on Earth, Titan’s surface is far too cold for liquid water – instead, Titan’s clouds, rain, and lakes consist of liquid hydrocarbons like...
Largest Star Ever Discovered Is Dying
An ionised nebula around a star has been discovered pointing to a larger nearby star nearing the end of its life. This dying star is probably the largest start ever discovered with a radius...
Mars Geology Similar to Earth
Curiosity has confirmed the presence of water in the surface soil and we are finding out how similar Mars is to Earth. A look at some of the instruments on Curiosity and the disciveries...
The Race 4 Space
How America is losing the next race to space. Countries such as China, India and Canada and even a rejuventated Russia are pouring incredible resources into space yet America’s timetable appears to be decades.
Hubble & the Formation of the Galaxy
A look at space through the amazing images of the Hubble Space Telescope; and a look at the formation of our galaxy and how it is just one of hundreds of billions in the...
Reproduction Without Gravity
If the human race is to survive they will need to overcome any obstacles to reproducing in space and that means in zero gravity. This video discusses how could the reproduction act, pregnancy and...
What’s Still Working at NASA
The US government shutdown has affected NASA, as most NASA employee sand budgets are government. Here is a quick rundown on what is still working.
