Aerospace Science
The study of air and space flight, astronomy and the effect of flight on living organisms
Chesley Bonestell and the Landscape of the Moon
The purpose of art is to soothe the soul, but sometimes it can predict future realities with uncanny precision.
June 14, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Everyone’s Gone To The Moon
Our international space partners want to go to the Moon. Why don't we?
Well, maybe we do.
June 05, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
DARPA and Boeing to Dream Up New Airborne Launcher
Wanted: an airborne system than can launch 100-pound satellites for under $1 million.
June 04, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Who discovered water on the Moon?
A recent news story claims that water was found in lunar soil over 30 years ago, but the finding was ignored. True?
June 01, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Transit of Venus, Then and Now
When you drive to your local observatory to witness the Transit of Venus on Tuesday, spare a thought for the men who sought to witness the spectacle in 1761.
May 29, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The Inquisitive Astronaut
Don Pettit turns his curiosity—and his camera—loose on board the International Space Station.
May 23, 2012 |
By The Editors
The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers*
The legal status and ownership of resources harvested from space are unclear. How does such uncertainty affect our plans to exploit them?
May 01, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Analogy for Space: Aviation or Seafaring?
Is space travel more like aviation or sea faring? It depends on your mission.
April 13, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
A Scientific Dispute
A scientific dust-up, featuring raw data and bare knuckles. Who and what should we believe?
March 27, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Can We Repurpose Space Assets?
A lost Russian communications satellite has the potential to teach us about operations on the Moon.
March 19, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Rockets Over the East Coast
NASA is getting ready to launch a barrage of rockets that should be visible along the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
March 12, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
How the Mars Community Shot Itself in the Foot
Ask for a lot and perhaps get a little. But ask for too much and you may end up with nothing.
March 08, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Weird Water on GJ1214b
Astronomers learn more about a hot, watery, exotic "super-Earth."
February 23, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Cataclysmic Conundrum
Is there a way to determine if the Moon underwent an impact cataclysm 3.9 billion years ago? Samples from an old basin may tell us.
February 13, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Scaling the Universe
The Known Universe is a 21st-century upgrade to our visualization of the sheer size of things.
February 10, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Moonset in Space
Here's something you can only see in Earth orbit.
February 02, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Shhh, We’re Hunting Asteroids
DARPA's Space Surveillance Telescope is seeking out potentially Earth-threatening asteroids.
January 27, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Sunstorm? Been There, Done That
Solar tantrums of 1859, 1921, and 1989.
January 26, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Mass Map
Scientists offer a mesmerizing visual of the matter that makes up, well, everything.
January 17, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
