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Earlier this month our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, went before Congress to plead his case for NASA. In recent years the budget for NASA has been slashed mercilessly by the folks down in Washington DC, all many of whom have little to no clue about science and technology. Tyson makes his case by pointing out the obvious ties between
An eighteen year old named Raul Oaida, who is from Romania, is a big fan of NASA's Space Shuttle program. When he learned that the program had ended, he decided to see if he could manage to launch a replica of the Space Shuttle, made out of Legos, into the upper atmosphere of Earth. Surprisingly, he managed to actually succeed
Today is St. Patrick's Day, and NASA's Earth Observatory website is celebrating by selecting a remarkably clear view of Ireland as its Image of the Day. It is easy to see why Ireland is called “The Emerald Isle”. Several different shades of green, from a drab, olive green color, to the brightest Kelly green, cover the entire island. This is
If you live on the East coast of the United States, be sure to watch the skies tonight. NASA will be launching five rockets in five minutes from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, on March 14, 2012. The launches will take place late at night. Each rocket will release a chemical tracer that will create a milky-white tracer cloud
NASA ended the Space Shuttle Program in July of 2011, when the Space Shuttle Atlantis made its return trip to Earth. The program lasted for 30 years, and had a total of 135 missions. There will not be any more opportunities for you to watch the launch of a Space Shuttle. However, it is still possible for you to take
The big one we have all been waiting for is on it's way. The Mars Science Laboratory, better known as the Curiosity rover, lifted off yesterday from Florida and began it's 8 and half month journey to the red planet. Curiosity carries with it the hopes and dreams of, not just a lot of scientists and NASA engineers, but also
ISS pass with perseid meteor from Bryan Stewart on Vimeo.