It was the first U.S launch on December 6, 1957 (53 years ago) and one that merely made it 4 feet off the ground. We are fortunate that the Vanguard TV3 was the first to attempt flight which later paved the way for how we view...
Read MoreNational Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is an event held every October and organized by major breast cancer charities to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and...
Read MoreA real Jaws story has appeared in the same waters where the movie Jaws was filmed. The movie was filmed in Martha’s Vineyard, though the actual town was called Amity Harbor – which is located in Amityville, NY. I...
Read MoreIf you never had the chance to see the sky light up at night, here is your chance! The next meteor shower is the Perseids on August 12, 2009. The shower peaks early afternoon on the 12th, so the morning of the 12th (midnight to...
Read MoreIn 1969, I was only 7 years old and I remember this historical and monumental day watching the Apollo 11 take off and land on the moon. I could still recall the words that came from Neil Armstrong as he set foot on the moon...
Read MoreIf you were a fan of Top Gun the movie, than you will appreciate this awesome photo! I have heard the sonic boom a few times, but never saw a photo when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier. This widely circulated new photo...
Read MoreToday marks the 26th anniversary of the first female astronaut to enter space. Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who, in 1983, became the first American woman and...
Read MoreThis feels like something out of a movie, but what’s so bizarre is hearing about it now and not before it passed Earth. The asteroid buzzed by Earth Monday, though only real astronomy geeks in the Pacific would have...
Read MoreNo – they weren’t Sears Craftsman, but just as durable to survive beneath the earth surface for more than 13,000 years. Landscapers were digging a hole for a fish pond in the front yard of a Boulder home last May...
Read MoreHere’s your chance to really wish upon a star. The event starts this Monday! Comet Lulin, photographed here about 100 million miles away, will be passing within 38 million miles of Earth from February 23rd to mid-March,...
Read MoreApparently last weeks satellite collision is now showing up in the Texas sky and on the ground according to reports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received a series of reports from law enforcement agencies in...
Read MoreWhen two satellites crashed in space Wednesday, it may have been unprecedented, but it wasn’t exactly unexpected. “We knew this was going to happen eventually and this is it — this was the big one,” said...
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