• More from the Chandra X-ray Observatory

    The images released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory are too beautiful to be visited only once. Above is another amazing image from the collection showing the Crab Nebula. Here is a little more about this image from NASA: This composite image features the remnant of a supernova explosion, which resembles…

  • Space Stories: Good Time to View the Heavens, Nearby Super-Jupiter, and Spotting Deepfakes

    Here are some recent stories of interest. —Live Science: “Why the 1st Week of August is the Best Time to See ‘Shooting Stars’ and the Milky Way — No Telescope Required“ The arrival of August means two things for stargazers — “shooting stars” and the Milky Way. In 2024, you can see both at the same…

  • The End of the Atlas V Rocket

    Tomorrow’s launch of a classified US Air Force payload will be the last use of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket for such missions. It will the rocket’s 100th national security launch. The Atlas rocket, first built in 1957, is America’s longest-serving active rocket. Over the years, the rockets have launched numerous critical…

  • Things To Do: Maine Solar System Model

    If you are looking for something fun in a slightly cooler climate this summer, you may want to venture to the Maine Solar System Model. Its a joint science project created by the University of Maine and northern Maine communities. Built between 1999 and 2003, this model allows you to better understand the distances between…

  • Video: More About Rogue Planets

    Cool Worlds Lab released another great video recently that discusses rogue planets, or planets without a host star, in a video titled “A JuMBO Mystery – This Shouldn’t Happen!” A JuMBO means Jupiter-mass binary objects, which is just part of the story in this video. The presentation starts with a finding from astronomers using the…

  • Space Quote: Microscopic Life on Mars?

    “Cheyava Falls is the most puzzling, complex, and potentially important rock yet investigated by Perseverance…On the one hand, we have our first compelling detection of organic material, distinctive colorful spots indicative of chemical reactions that microbial life could use as an energy source, and clear evidence that water — necessary for life — once passed…

  • Pic of the Week: Celebrating Chandra’s 25th Anniversary

    NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the observatory, which means we get to view quite a few amazing images from over the years, such as the one above called the Bat Shadow. Here is more from NASA on this image explaining the bat connection: In this composite image, several pink and…

  • 27th Annual International Mars Society Convention

    You still have time to sign up for the Mars Society’s 27th Annual International Mars Society Convention, happening from August 8-11 in Seattle, WA. Some of the guests include: Tiffany M. Morgan, Deputy Director of the Mars Exploration Program in NASA’s Science Directorate, who will give an address about “Exploring Mars Together, DRAFT Plan for a Sustainable Future…

  • Space Stories: Starliner Still Stuck, Space Walks Nixed, and ISS Artifacts Being Considered

    Here are some recent stories of interest related to the International Space Station (ISS). —WFLA.com: “Astronauts Remain in Space as Boeing’s Starliner Mission Exceeds 45-day Window at ISS“ Two astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner remain stuck in space as the mission exceeded its 45-day battery window being docked at the International Space Station. The capsule, which arrived…

  • In Case You Missed It: Experiencing Disney’s Star Wars Hotel

    The Disney hotel lasted for less than two years, but for more than four hours you can experience it on YouTube. Opened in March 2022, Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was an expensive, all-inclusive hotel that brought Star Wars adventures directly to the well-heeled. By September 2023, the fun was over when Disney shuttered the…