The perils of space exploration: last flight of space shuttle Columbia
The 28th and last flight (STS-107) of the space shuttle Columbia was ten years ago.
Kevin Orrman-Rossiter
Kevin Orrman-Rossiter is a physicist, philosopher, freelance science
writer, sometime triathlete, and experienced blogger of several
blogs. As a child he grew up with a telescope, chemistry set,
geologist’s pick and deep curiosity about the universe around him.
His habit of asking many questions and then trying to understand the
answers led him to a PhD in physics. His new blog here, Beyond Earth,
will explore all subjects ‘astro’; whether that is a Mars exploration
or the latest cosmological findings. He wants to share with readers
the adrenalin rush of real science and the significance of science to
us all.
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Apollo 17: last men on the moon
After kangaroo hopping back to the lunar rover, Eugene and Jack drove back to the
Is India a nation of geeks?
Angela Saini, in her book Geek Nation: how Indian science is taking over the world,
Does my science look big in this? The astrobiology edition
During the 20th century a powerful new idea gradually entered our consciousness and culture: cosmic
The astronauts who put the USA on the moon
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into an elliptical low Earth orbit on October 4,
Pioneer anomaly explained?
Pioneer 10 and 11 unveiled the solar system during the golden-age of robotic exploration. Their
Does my Science look big in this? October edition
Science this month tackled many of the big questions: Where did life on Earth originate?
Does my Science look big in this? August 2012 in review
August was a momentous month for science and technology. In my top five events are:
The (nuclear) alchemists of Darmstadt and the doubly magic tin-100 nucleus
An international group of researchers announced in the journal Nature that they had succeeded in
It’s a wheel! It’s a wheel – a wheel on Mars!
NASA’s rover Curiosity was safely on Mars. It was a perfect landing. The novel sky-crane
Is there life on Mars? Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity go roving
The NASA rover Curiosity is expected to be landing on Mars at 3:31 am August
In the year 2023, and humans are on Mars for all to see
Do you wish to become a Martizen, a citizen of Mars, anytime in the near
Here be Dragons
On May 11, a Dragon will mate with the International Space station. Rather than some
These rocks just got a little bit older
Have you ever had a moment when person responds to you in a way that