Space Junk Mapping
September 13, 2009 | Earth Observatory
"Space junk” is any man-made object in orbit around the Earth that... 20-Question Space Quiz
October 18, 2009 | The New York Times
Here is a 20-question quiz to test your knowledge of astronomy and... Astronaut Back in Space
November 20, 2008 | The New York Times
NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit is returning to the International Space Station... Video: New Telescopes in the U.K.
May 9, 2009 | Reuters
A new radio telescope network is allowing astronomers in the U.K. to... International Year of Astronomy
February 20, 2009 | NASA
NASA has created a website to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.... First Binocular Images from the World’s Most Powerful Telescope
March 8, 2008 | LBT Observatory
After more than 10 years of preparation, the Large Binocular Telescope on... Lightning Hits Space Needle
May 23, 2009 | ABC News
This is footage of lightning hitting Seattle’s Space Needle during a storm.... Baby Star Blowing Bubbles
November 9, 2007 | NASA: Spitzer Space Telescope
"A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a baby star... Spiders in Space
November 26, 2008 | Reuters
The International Space Station has some spiders aboard as part of a... Chukchi Sea Blob
July 19, 2009 | Time.com
For the past few days a large mass of organic material has... Earth Science vs Space Science
June 19, 2007 | Government Executive
A debate exists over the NASA funding priorities. Many want to... Space Tourist Laliberte Returns
October 12, 2009 | Reuters
Circus performer Guy Laliberte has safely returned from a short trip to... Hunting for Diamonds in Space
February 27, 2008 | NASA News Release
Some meteorites contain lots of nanometer-sized diamonds. This was the first... ISS and Space Junk Collisions
March 16, 2009 | Reuters
Last week, astronauts on the International Space Station were evacuated to the... Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Space Exploration
September 23, 2007 | US News and World Report
U.S. News and World report has an interesting article detailing ten interesting... 12,000 Pieces of Space Junk
February 16, 2009 | MSNBC
MSNBC has an artist's impression of 12,000 pieces of space junk in... The Impact of Space Junk
August 31, 2007 | Columbus Dispatch
There's a lot of junk floating in space and our astronauts and... Atomic Energy Uses in Space
August 20, 2007 | United Press International
The Soviet Union developed nuclear power generators for use in space in... ICRF Maps for GPS Systems, Astronomy, Spacecraft Navigation
November 4, 2009 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
What landmarks can be used when traveling in space? The GPS... Geomorphology From Space
September 4, 2007 | NASA
An online version of "Geomorphology from Space", a 1986 NASA publication by... | 
