It was 40 Years Ago

It was 40 Years Ago

Forty years ago, July 19,1969, I was a young boy who watched – along with millions of other earthlings – as Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, and Neil Armstrong left prints in the dust of another world for the very first time. It doesn’t get more...
It was 40 Years Ago

See the Moon in 3D! See Mars in 3D! See the heavens

By now everyone knows about Google Earth, probably the best free software of the last decade. Well just in time for the 40th anniversay of the Moon landings, Google Earth brings you THE MOON! Use Google Earth 5 to see: * Tours of lunar landing sites, narrated by...
Saturn Has Another GINORMOUS Ring!

Saturn Has Another GINORMOUS Ring!

Ever hear of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope? No? Well maybe you’ve heard of the Hubble Space Telescope? unlike Hubble, which takes pictures in visible light, Spitzer takes infrared light photos. Formerly called Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF),...
Astronews – October 2008

Astronews – October 2008

Need some free photos from NASA?   NASA and the Internet Archive (a non-profit digital library) have collaborated on a new website that offers the most comprehensive collection of photos and videos from the space program for free dowloads!21 major NASA imagery...
Astronews – March 2008

Astronews – March 2008

Space Trucking with the Jules Verne ATV   The Europeans have several new spacecraft making the headlines.If you are curious but have not kept up with the latest developments, then here is a short summary of one of them, the space truck known as the ATV.Jules Verne...
It was 40 Years Ago

Astronews – December 2007

Happy Winter Solstice to all Earthlings! The year is 2007 AD. My calendar reads December 21, the special date called Winter Solstice. Or Summer Solstice south of the equator. The solstices and the equinoxes each mark the beginning of the four seasons. There is a...