The first launch from the new launch complex in Wallops Island Virginia is a success. After several weather delays the…
Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century
(Source NOAA) – For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will…
Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21
UPDATE – 4/21/2013 4:10pm Eastern. Fueling has begun. Weather delays from the past two attempts do not look like they…
Two new Earth Like Planets added to the Habitability List
The Kepler Telescope has found three more Earth like planets in two solar systems. The new Kepler-62 system has five…
Antares launch viewable from much of east coast April 17
The East coast of the United States is in for a treat. The Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Island facility…
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2013, Viewing and Information.
The Lyrid meteor shower is due to arrive April 22nd. Expect to see approximately 10-20 meteors per hour at the…
Parachute from Curiosity Flapping in the Martian Breeze
File this under not so scientific but kind of cool. These images show the Mars Science Laboratory parachute from the vantage…
First Antares Wallops Virginia Launch April 17th
Launch will be seen buy much of East Coast Washington D.C. area. Orbital Sciences has been preparing to make the inaugural launch from the new…
