Here's a little idea that's been in my head for a while. I wonder if I'm the first to come up with it (unlikely) or if it already has a name, or is just...

I'm unclear on the rationale for space tourism (at least in the near to mid term). When you're in orbit, all you are looking at is a window, aka a...

This problem is dedicated to flux calculation in Earth's radiation belt where the particle motion is adiabatic. Say we know the proton flux pitch-angle...

wrote: Out of curiousity in regards to the search for Extrasolar planets, why are planet hunters studying worlds hundreds of light...

We have a story from the source about the ET PAL Ramp decision and the current road block to it. usspacenews.com Cheers!

For school I have to make a papaer over the benefits of space exploration for leisure. A hard case for me. I am only familiar with a few inventions. For...

With the recent close conjunction of Mars, is it my imagination, or if I squint, I can *just* make out a visible disc rather than just a point? Matt

If comets are made from mostly water-ice, some dirt and organic matter they had to come from a former water planet that blew up somewhere in the universe. The...

I'm intrigued as to why there are no references to the above in any of the 'space' newsgroups. Do you guys know something that the public doesn't? It seemed...

Japanese probe - Hayabusa had touched down on asteroid itokawa afterall A Japanese spacecraft successfully touched down on an asteroid as part of a landmark...

If comets are made from mostly water-ice, some dirt and organic matter they had to come from a former water planet that blew up somewhere in the universe. The...

From: H. R. Arabnia Call For Papers and Call For Session Proposals The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied...

A hurrican can be broken up with a strong laser from a weather satellite via a remote control from somebody on earth. Nobody has to be in harms way. That...

If there was an emergency in space and you had to wear your space suit for a week, where would all the **** and **** go? What if you puked in your space suite?

Hi, first post here, please be gentle. I've tried researching this myself, referring to older posts from this newsgroup, frighteningly technical nasa...

PhysicsWiki*-*Contributors*Needed PhysicsWiki at wiki.advancedphysics.org is looking for contributors to add and transfer content (from wikipedia). Two notes...

Hello, I don't know if anybody has asked this earlier, but I'd appreciate it if somebody could point me to the right direction. I am trying to find the...

What is a Von Neumann machine? It is a machine that will make itself. It is an awesome prospect. It means that if we use the materials in space- the Moon or...

It is suppose to be a "World Class Laboratory", so how come we never hear or see the results of any of the many experiments they are doing up there. Yes, I...

Hello to all, In the web there is a lot of material about JIMO, but I haven't found any detailed plan of the entire spacecraft, I like the design, seems...