Thursday, August 30th, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
On the next clear night that you can see the moon, give Neil Armstrong a wink.
That is the suggestion of his relatives, as they mourn the man they knew as a husband, father, and brother — a man who the rest of the world knew as the first human to set foot on the moon.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
Nobody can stop a hurricane or typhoon; a fact that the citizens of New Orleans know all too well. It’s been seven years since the area was pummelled by Hurricane Katrina, leaving countless tragedies in its wake. And Hurricane Isaac is set to hit the New Orleans area on that same day, seven years later.
Practically speaking (and politics aside) the more information that’s known about a gathering storm system, the better a community can prepare for the danger headed its way. Read more.
Friday, August 24th, 2012
by Jason Taetsch
With the terrestrial economy on unsteady ground, some big-name entrepreneurs are looking to the skies for economic expansion. Read more.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
There are plans afoot to explore Mars and the Moon — and maybe even to get private enterprise to help pay for it. Who’s spearheading these grand plans? Read more.
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
The Medaka, or Japanese killifish, have the distinction of being the first vertebrates to mate and reproduce in space. If that weren’t enough, soon they will be answering the call of science again, producing offspring onboard the International Space Station in an experiment examining how radiation and microgravity in space affect multiple generations of a species. Read more.
Friday, August 17th, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
The Red Planet may be millions of kilometres away, but as we blogged last week, the world’s got a serious case of Mars fever. Now over a week later, congratulations continue to roll in from around the globe as everyone rushes to acknowledge the captivating achievement of landing a rover on Mars. Of course, rovers have been on Mars before, but Curiosity’s excursion is different — and in high resolution.
This article originally appeared in the BBC's Focus Magazine on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
By: James Lloyd
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Next year, UrtheCast (pronounced “EarthCast”) will begin to broadcast the first ever live, HD video of the Earth from space – think Google Earth meets YouTube. Here’s how it will work… Read more.
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
If this were a movie, the incident might be called Four Days in July. The plot: A scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California is analyzing satellite data when he notices that most of the ice sheet that covers Greenland appears to be melting.
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
by AJ Plunkett
Did you know that there have been not one, but five Canadarms? Now, after three decades of hard work, Canadarm has come home. Read more.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
by Theras Wood
Yes, not everything stays in Vegas. Especially not for the UrtheCast team, which has descended upon Sin City to spread the news about our competition, UrtheView, that’s launching at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference.