Heather Goss

 

Heather Goss is the Departments Editor at Air & Space.

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Doomed Blob of Gas Headed for Black Hole

Astronomers will get to watch a black hole devour material for the first time, as a gas cloud barrels toward the center of the Milky Way

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Tiny UAV Like a Periscope on the Ground

Instant Eyes, a 9-inch UAV, could be a no-brainer for military reconnaissance

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SETI Plugs the Phone Back In

The Allen Telescope Array is back online

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You Are Here

Google Maps' latest update will help travelers navigate through airports

Ed White aboard Gemini IV, 1965.

Is This the First In-Space Portrait?

A photo of astronaut Ed White, taken aboard Gemini IV, may be the first photo of an astronaut taken by another inside a spacecraft

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Gremlin On the Wing

How do you define the fear of flying? Scientists think it might be the sum of other fears.

Unmanned Helos Headed For Afghanistan

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A Universe Throttling Up

Astrophysicist Adam Riess talks about his Nobel-winning discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

Following the Race to the Moon

In their efforts to "ignite a new era of lunar exploration," the Google Lunar X Prize wants competitors to reach out through social media too

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Europe to Launch First Soyuz from South America

When a Soyuz lifts off from French Guiana on Thursday, it will be the first one to launch outside of Russia or Kazakhstan in the rocket's 44-year history, and the first step in assembling Europe's new GPS system.

The Air Force hopes its unmanned X-37 (in taxi tests in 2007) will take on some of the functions of the shuttle.

X-37 Still Aloft, May Look to Carry Astronauts

While the "secret-ish" X-37 space plane continues to perform at 200 days in orbit, Boeing finally talks details, including a possible human-rated version

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The Art in Science

Oscar Wilde once noted that aestheticism is the search for the secret of life. So what better place to turn the lens of aestheticism than images of our universe?

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“Smithsonian’s Stars” at the Museum

Volcanic activity on the moon, traveling to asteroids, and crashing galaxies are a few of the topics covered in free lectures at the National Air & Space Museum.

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Green Light for Fuel-Efficiency Races in California

Teams gathered their experimental planes in Santa Rosa, California last week for a competition of their environmental industriousness.

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The Littlest Hurricane Hunter

NOAA, taking a page from one of the best worst disaster movies, has designed a tiny plane to measure the heartbeat of a hurricane.

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Brave Archivist Rifles Through Clinton’s Stuff, Rewarded

Among the list of things one expects to find while sifting through former President Bill Clinton's stuff, a lost moon rock might be low on the list.

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Canadian Air & Space Museum Body Checked by Ice Rink

The Canadian Air & Space Museum arrived last Tuesday to an eviction notice and the news that four ice rinks were to be built in their space.

F-22 Raptor.

F-22 Pilots Breathing Easier?

We'll find out soon enough. After four months on the ground, the F-22 Raptor was cleared by the U.S. Air Force to resume operations this week.

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A New Angle on a Space Shuttle Launch

What's a better way to get a new view of a space shuttle launch than using a "whole-sky lens"?

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