After several months of orbiting the moon, taking images, examining sites, and sending data back to NASA, the two satellites that were launched on June 18, 2009 will finish their mission by crashing into the surface of the moon.
On final approach, the shepherding spacecraft and Centaur will separate. The Centaur will act as a [...]
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LCROSS – NASA smashing satellite into the Moon!
Vote on Hubble’s Next Discovery
In 1609, Galileo turned his telescope on the night sky for the first time. Now, 400 years later, your vote will help make the momentous decision of where to point modern astronomy’s most famous telescope.
“Hubble’s Next Discovery — You Decide” is part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the celebration of the 400th anniversary [...]
Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address Transcript
“My fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled by the task before us. Grateful for the trust you’ve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices born by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has showed throughout this transition.
Forty four Americans have now [...]
Mother Nature strikes again
In the mid 1990s, I took a two week trip through Utah, visiting the National Parks, and taking many pictures in the process. One picture that ended up being my favorite, was that of the gorgeous Arch in Arches National Park. The one you see in every travel magazine, every web article about Arches National [...]
