Photographing Space
Posted Thursday, last week
How cameras were an after-thought for John Glenn, but now they’re launched on every mission.
Articles in the “space” category
Last call for Hubble
Posted 2 months ago
Spectacular images from a much higher-than-normal altitude of 360 miles.
East Coasters: see the space shuttle in flight
Posted 4 months ago
When Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off (some time next week), East Coast residents will be able to see the shuttle in flight.
Debris Spews Into Space in Collision of Satellites
Posted 5 months ago
For decades, space experts have warned of orbits around the planet growing so crowded that two satellites might one day slam into one another, producing swarms of treacherous debris.
Apollo 11 maps
Posted 6 months ago
Really neat way in which to diagram distance traveled on the moon.
Maps of the Apollo 11 moon walks superimposed on a soccer pitch and a baseball diamond. They sure didn’t walk very far.
(via Kottke)
