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“Houston – We’ve Had a Problem” The scene was set. Trapped 200,000 miles away from Earth, three astronauts fight for their lives. An explosion has ripped through their space craft, and they are running out of oxygen, power and hope. The staff of America’s Space Agency are desperately trying to find ways to bring the [...]

Who said the Borg came from another part of the galaxy. We are taking the first steps to assimilate ourselves into our own collective. And it is all being done in the name of science. Doesn’t Star Trek teach us not to play with implants? A ‘telepathy’ chip that allows people to control computers, televisions [...]

Recent astronomy articles appear all over the Internet and in magazines dedicated to the science and the hobby. When new images are taken, people write about it. When space agencies announce missions, people write. Every new discovery and piece of information generates a tremendous amount of discussion. Here’s just some of the most recent articles [...]

Astronomy hasn’t always been a science, it was at one time more closely connected to astrology than it currently is.  But magic practitioners gave way to men who asked harder questions, and demanded more precise answers.  These were men such as Isaac Newton, who recognized that other stars are suns just like ours, Galileo who [...]

Astronomy, at times, can be like a sport. It’s fun to watch what’s going on day after day, reading the magazines and web site articles for all the current events in astronomy. Big things happen nearly every day. That includes new images brought in from satellites and telescopes, new discoveries about the nature of planets [...]

Near the end of the 16th century, a man named Galileo was born in Italy.  He first became a math teacher even though he had no degree in the subject, and here he began his path to greatness.  Galileo the math teacher made his first step into Galileo Galilei astronomy when he demonstrated to his [...]

Scientists study it like never before and many people enjoy astronomy today.  From new space objects to new images, from new tools and techniques to new discoveries made with them, from new space missions to reviving and reviewing data from the old ones, keeping up with astronomy can certainly be a full time job.  It [...]

The study of space objects such as planets, galaxies and stars is Astronomy. It’s important science, but for many people an enjoyable hobby. That’s why when a web site or magazine offers an astronomy picture of the day archive, it’s likely to garner a great deal of attention. They’re all over the place. NASA of [...]

Many people love Astronomy.  Many of these are men of science studied by train who study it by trade.  Others are regular people who enjoy it as a hobby.  Hobbyists have even made many amazing discoveries.  In the old days it was the job of telescopes. But now thanks to astronomy software, everyone with a [...]

Who hasn’t admired the beauty of the starry night sky? There is a historical, cultural and religious meaning to the picture mankind has created about the night sky throughout thousands of years of history. Most ancient cultures focused on the study of the sky map and planned all their major life events accordingly: cults of [...]