Category Archives: Space

A Million Miles a Day

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Voyager 1 left Earth aboard a Titan III rocket on a bright summer day in September, 1977. It reached its first destination, Jupiter in 1979, then visited Saturn in 1980 before heading out of the solar system. Currently traveling nearly … Continue reading →

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Landing on Mars

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

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Dawn Nears Vesta

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One Year On Neptune

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846. On Sunday, July 10, 2011, Neptune will have made one orbit around the sun since the people of Earth became aware of its existence (164.79 Earth years). –By way of Jerry Pournelle’s Chaos … Continue reading →

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Final Shuttle Flight

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

A commission investigating the disintegration of Columbia on its return flight recommended that the Space Shuttle program be ended and replaced with a new system. The Bush administration came up with the Constellation program and formally ordered the termination of … Continue reading →

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A Sky Full of Planets

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Free Floating Planets

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

JPL is reporting: Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The team believes these lone worlds were probably ejected … Continue reading →

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May 5: 50 Years of Americans in Space

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

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