by Pamela | Mar 3, 2008 | Astronomy, Space Craft
This newspaper article really says all that needs to be said (hat tip to Chuck Pullen). I didn’t know until I read this that ISS was only funded through 2016. It’s insane how much money we’re spending for something that still fails to meet its...
by Pamela | Feb 29, 2008 | Astronomy, Space Craft
In case you haven’t heard it from Phil enough times, Emily Lakdawalla is one of the coolest bloggers out there. Her blog touches on all things planetary and when some thing is not quit right or clear with an image, Emily will download the raw mission images and...
by Pamela | Feb 28, 2008 | Astronomy, Stars
I saw a really cool paper (to me) on the pre-print server today. Astronomers Kuzic et al. have made detailed measurements of two groups objects in the center of the galaxy within half a parsec of the center of the Milky Way. These objects, named IRS 13E and IRS 13N...
by Pamela | Feb 24, 2008 | Astronomy, Meetups, Observing, People, Personal
Want to get involved in taking data? Visiting with researchers? Getting others looking up? Here are some ways: The GLOBE at Night: Starting Monday February 25, the GLOBE at Night program is asking everyone in the world (which would include you) to go out, look...
by Pamela | Feb 23, 2008 | Astronomy
According to a new National Geographic story (as quoted in slashdot, hat top to Scott M.) “CERN’s scientists, the fine people who brought us the W and Z particles, anti-hydrogen atoms and hyperlinked porn web pages, are now hard at work building the Large...
by Pamela | Feb 21, 2008 | Astronomy, Space Carnival
This week’s carnival jumps across the “pond” to Chris Lintott’s self named blog. Check it out.
