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Solar Eclipse With Spectacular "Ring Of Fire" Thursday/Friday

Greg Splashin' McShea — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000

A solar eclipse is a rare event, and one takes place this Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately, those of us in the northern hemisphere (as in Utica-Rome) won’t be able to see it, but it will be broadcast. Here are the details from huffingtonpost.com: “The moon will block the sun in a potentially spectacular solar eclipse [...]

"Supermoon" To Light Up Sky Tonight

Matt Herkimer — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:01:14 +0000

Move over Super Bowl, here comes a celestial show that will even overshadow you. It's being called the "Supermoon" or super perigee moon. According to CBS News the moon will reach perigee or its closest point to earth around 11:30 tonight. What does this mean to we stargazers?

Making a Burrito in Space [VIDEO]

Zach Effrog — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:07:15 +0000

Ever wonder how to make a burrito in space? No? Well, I guess I never really thought about it either. Then, I saw this video. It shows an astronaut making a burrito in zero gravity. It's pretty amazing when the burrito flips over and nothing falls out of the burrito.

Skydiver Plans Parachute Jump From Edge of Space [VIDEO]

Matt Herkimer — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:30:39 +0000

He is known to his pals as "Fearless Felix". It is not a nickname that has been lightly earned. Felix Baumgartner has jumped from planes over 2,500 times and now, according to the AP, he is planning his most daring jump yet from 120,000 feet or 23 miles above the earth. The record for a free fall by parachute is currently held by Air Force test pilot Joe Kittinger who jumped from 102,800 feet — 19.5 miles — in 1960. How fast will "Fearless Felix" be falling?

Fascinating New Moon Photos

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:33 +0000

I've always been a bit spaced out, so to speak, with a keen interest in space exploration. I am old enough to remember that first lunar landing in 1969 by Apollo 11, and we have landed on the moon several more times. Now, new photos have been released showing remnants of those landings - everything from lunar rover tracks to items left behind.

Is There Life Out There?

Greg Splashin' McShea — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:10:26 +0000

Many of us do believe that we are not alone, and that there is intelligent life out there in the cosmos. I believe there is, but one of my heroes, the late Dr. Carl Sagan said: “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” “According to a survey of 1000 Americans, almost two-thirds believe that life exists on [...]