U2 and NASA make a video

Go here to look at the final results. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!

Mars Touchdown Will be Televised Live

Well, not the American football version, but the landing of NASA's next Mars rover Curiousity. Hopefully, if all works. And not for a while. But read about it here.

Chicken Little was right

The sky IS falling. In the loosest sense of the word. What am I talking about it? Read about it here or listen here (audio courtesy of NASA, not me).

Spitzer Space Telescope: The Musical

No, I'm not joking. Watch it here, if you dare. Enjoy? Please leave reviews below if you actually watch it...

No, Mars is not going to appear as large as the Moon

I don't care what that email said, it won't. Read why here or listen to it here.

You too can discover a pulsar

as three non-scientists recently did using the Einstein@Home software. Go here and here and here to read more. I personalize also use this software as my laptop screen saver, it does science and looks nice all at the same time!

Mars. In 3D.

On your computer. Read about it here and here.

Cool.

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Lived out in space
And frolicked in the molecular cloud called M17 SWex

Confused? See the pretty picture here and read more about the science here and here. Enjoy!

3D Lunar Exploration Game

Available here courtesy of NASA. Let me know what you think.

The Future of Astronomy in the US

At least according to the National Science Foundation, who funds most of it (and this podcast / blog). Go here to see what is next, at least for now....

Free Mercury Public Lecture TONIGHT!

Sorry for the late notice, but I just found about this: at 7 PM tonight Dr. Sean Solomon, principal investigator of NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury, will be talking about initial results from this mission at the LeFrak Theater located in the American Museum of Natural History in NYC (77th St. and Central Park West). For more information, go here and enjoy!

Free NASA DVD for Educators

Sorry for the late notice, but go here for details. Hope they are still available.

World Science Festival in NY

As many of your probably already know, the World Science Festival is going on now. While there are lots of very interesting (but somewhat expensive for a family) talks and lectures, there are two free events which are interesting and fun:

1. The science fair in Washington Square Park on Sunday July 6th
2. The full scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) currently on display at Battery Park (read about it here). NASA ships this out to various conferences and meetings, and is really impressive (yes, they are going to launch something that big into space on a rocket - not a shuttle.) JWST is one of the biggest projects going on in astronomy today (esp. space-based astronomy). To learn more about it, listen to this interview with Dr. Mark Clampin of NASA.
   

Enjoy, and I really hope to be posting my interviews soon!

Hubble's 20th Birthday

was last month. Happy Birthday Hubble! Go here to get the info.

Viewer's Choice Mars Pictures

Go here to look at them.

Interview with Sean Carroll

The cosmologist, not the scientist. Go here to read it.

Free Astronomy Software

I got an email about this, and thought some of you may be interested. Some I've tried myself, some I haven't. I'd be very interested to know what you think...

Stellarium — Stargazing is relaxing, educational and fun. But you can't do it everywhere. City lights often drown out the stars. Or, maybe it's just a cloudy night. You could visit a planetarium if there's one nearby. Or, you could download this program. It's like having a planetarium on your desk.

Celestia — This program also gives you the planetarium experience. You view the stars as you would from Earth. But this program doesn't keep you there. It lets you leave the ground and travel through the galaxy. You can also add new features. These could be spacecraft, satellites and planets. You can even add fictional items for fun.

WorldWide Telescope — You may have a cool telescope in your closet. But what if you had access to the best telescopes on Earth? This program gives you that access. You'll find some of the best views of deep space. You can even take guided tours of the heavens.

Moon Arounder — Many people dream of traveling to the moon. Only 12 people have set foot on it. They saw the moon as no one else has. You've seen grainy video from those trips. But have you seen these panoramic photos? These 360-degree photos let you feel like you're standing on the moon.

Google Earth — This program is great way to explore our world. But you can also explore the moon and Mars in the same way. You'll get detailed imagery. You can take narrated tours of important sites. You can even aim Google Earth at the stars. To get to these features, simply click View>>Explore.

Want to touch the stars?

Now, you can. Well, not literally, but you can touch Hubble images of the stars. Go here for more details. I think this is pretty awesome...

History of the Telescope conference in NYC on April 16th.

It's free. Go here for details. Nominal registration deadline is TODAY! Sorry for the late notice.

400 Years of the Telescope

on PBS in the New York area tonight at 10 PM. Read more about it here. Sounds interesting to me, hope you enjoy it.