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04 Nov 2010 20:03

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World: NASA all high-fives today after comet makes close encounter

That sound you hear is NASA collectively melting into puddles of joy after successfully getting within 500 miles of Comet Hartley 2. Look, you can see its nucleus. source
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31 Aug 2010 09:42

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World: Posted without comment: Danielle and Earl hanging together (very big)

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14 Aug 2010 17:56

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World: How many wildfires are currently blazing along in Russia?

  • 368 a satellite said so; blame the worst drought in years source
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12 Aug 2010 10:40

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Tech: Apparently, you’ll be able to see a freaking meteor shower tonight

  • It’s August, so it must mean meteor showers! At least that’s what NASA says, which is why they’re hosting a chat later on today to discuss the Perseid meteor shower peaks, which will be hitting today and tomorrow., leading to awesome images like this one. We like space. It’s kind of a big place. source
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05 Jun 2010 12:30

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Tech: Effusive or faint praise? SpaceX’s commercial spacecraft gets both

It seems like everyone has an opinion on Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, which just launched its first commercial space flight, the Falcon 9, yesterday. source
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25 Apr 2010 10:36

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World: The Hubble Telescope is celebrating another birthday all alone

  • The Hubble telescope turns 20, but like most of its effective life, it’s stuck in space today, all by itself. It needs friends. Endless photography is a good hobby, but not a normal lifestyle. Anyone got any ideas on how to make this massive telescope’s life a little less, you know, empty? source
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18 Apr 2010 10:11

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U.S.: Fun fact: Obama had NASA frantically removing scenery (for naught)

  • monday The Orion space capsule was not to be a part of Obama’s Thursday speech (which upset many). So NASA was trying to remove all signs of Orion from the building.
  • thursday Obama gave a speech in front of a backdrop that included the Orion capsule – after the administration did an about-face on the program (which surprised many). source
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08 Feb 2010 09:49

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U.S.: NASA finally managed to launch a space shuttle nearly on time

  • 4:14 a.m. space shuttle Endeavor’s launch time earlier this morning
  • 24 hours the length of time after the original launch time it was delayed source
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07 Feb 2010 10:20

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U.S.: Obvious: Space shuttle launch delayed by some weather problem

  • So, why do we launch space shuttles out of Florida, anyway? NASA’s Shuttle program may be coming to a close in the near future, but while they’re still happening, they’re keeping up a common trend – a delayed launch. With just 40% of launches happening on time, it’s more common for a ship to be delayed by weather than not. And Florida kinda has a lot of it. Anyway, the Endeavor was delayed again this morning. By what, you say? Clouds. source
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01 Feb 2010 09:21

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U.S.: Obama’s ditching many of Bush’s most ambitious plans for NASA

  • We are proposing canceling the program, not delaying it.
  • Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag • Regarding the decision to scrap the new moon mission, Constellation, that NASA has been working towards since the Bush administration gave it the green light a few years ago. Instead, the money will go to building technology for an eventual mission to Mars. Why? The Constellation program needed an extra $3 billion a year to work. In other news, the Obama administration is pushing for commercial firms to develop space taxis to send crews between Earth and the International Space Station. All this adds up to a massive shake-up of the NASA program. source
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