Category: Space Exploration

Gemini / Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell Dead at 97

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Aug 10, 2025 | Obituaries, Space Exploration |

American astronaut and international hero Jim Lovell has died, on August 7, 2025, in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97.

Vera Rubin Observatory Maps Millions of Hidden Galaxies

Posted by Thaddeus Howze | Aug 5, 2025 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration, The Answer Man |

As awe-inspiring as the Hubble Deep Field was in its time, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory now stands poised to eclipse it—broadening and deepening our view of the Universe in ways once unimaginable.

First Images from Rubin Observatory are Spectacular!

Posted by David Raiklen | Jun 23, 2025 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.

Hunting for Planet 9

Posted by David Raiklen | Jun 19, 2025 | Space Exploration |

By sifting through old data from the 80s and 2000s, astronomers have found a potential object that moves very slowly, far, far beyond Neptune and Pluto.

All Female Crew Goes to Space Aboard Blue Origin’s New Shephard

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Apr 15, 2025 | Events, Space Exploration |

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has sent a history making all-female crew to space and back,

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