The Kepler Spacecraft Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Launched on March 6, 2009, the Kepler spacecraft is continuing to scan the heavens for Earth-like exoplanets. The $US591...
Spaceship Shields Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 BORED on their six-month journey to Mars? Not a bit of it. Whenever the astronauts look out of the window, they find...
The Gimbal Rig Thursday, August 5th, 2010 The multiple-axis space test inertia facility, fondly called "the gimbal rig," simulated tumble-type maneuvers that might be...
Dreamy, Young Stars Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 The Orion Nebula is a 'happening' place where stars are born and this colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic...
Einstein's Relativity Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Everything in the universe is traveling through space-time at the speed of light - the maximum speed possible. If you are...
Xilinx Reprogrammable FPGA in Space Monday, June 14th, 2010 Scientists at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico have been testing Xilinx reprogrammable FPGAs attached...