Stay Up Late Tonight to Watch The Last Nighttime Shuttle Launch Ever [Reminder]
If you live anywhere on the East Coast and are at all interested in cool stuff that happens in the sky, you’d be remiss not to stay up late tonight to watch for the last ever nighttime shuttle launch. Or you could wake up early, that works too. Either way, at 4:39 A.M. early tomorrow [...]
NASA launches Web resource for 2012 predictions
Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard more and more about 2012 when, according to some, the world will end. Responding to all that talk with a healthy dose of skepticism, scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have launched a Web page to dispel the myths surrounding the momentous occasion. On an FAQ [...]
U.S. and China agree to explore space cooperation
The United States and China have agreed to discuss expanded cooperation in space science and to start a “dialogue” on human space flight and exploration, according to a joint statement released in Beijing on Tuesday. The U.S.-China Joint Statement said both nations looked forward to reciprocal visits by the NASA administrator and appropriate Chinese space [...]