Blog Archive
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/03/06 02:08 CST
A recap of the "carnival of nerdly delights" that is LeetUp.
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2012/01/13 10:35 CST
We explore space for the noblest goals of science and exploration, and we often persevere in spite of challenges. But space exploration is fraught with bad things happening, or, to use the technical term, ouchies. The Planetary Society's Phobos LIFE biomodule will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days with the rest of the Phobos-Grunt mission.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/12/13 10:29 CST
Emily wakes up her 5-year-old daughter to experience her first lunar eclipse.
365 Days of Astronomy Celebrates Sagan's Birthday
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2011/11/10 02:09 CST
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast celebrated Carl Sagan's birthday yesterday by reposting my conversation with Ann Druyan, Sagan's Co-creator and life-partner. Links inside.
The fish that sent us to the moon
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/10/20 06:16 CDT
The tale of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft, which ferried parts of America's space program to their launch pads.
Posted by Ted Stryk on 2011/09/26 01:19 CDT
Ted Stryk reminisces on how he was turned on to astronomy.











