Space Tourism

Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic

Have you ever dreamed of going to space? In the past, if you wanted to leave this planet you had to dedicate your life to becoming an astronaut. Even then, there is only a select few that ever get to see Earth in the rear view mirror. That could all change soon thanks to Virgin Galactic

More space and suborbital travel links

Teachers in Space - Space Frontier Foundation
The Rocketplane
Armadillo Aerospace
Scaled Composites

Near Earth Objects

What are the chances that a large asteroid will strike the Earth in the next 20 years?

Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids that have been nudged into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth's neighborhood. Efforts are being mounted to discover and study these objects and to keep an eye upon their future trajectories.

Near Earth Objects

Is the Space Station Flying Over Your City?

Check out a list of quick and easy satellite  sightings in cities all over the world.

Human Space Flight

Kepler Mission Rockets to Space in Search of Other Earths

Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars at distances where water could pool on the planet's surface. Liquid water is believed to be essential for the formation of life.

In the end, Kepler will give us our first look at the frequency of Earth-size planets in our Milky Way galaxy, as well as the frequency of Earth-size planets that could theoretically be habitable.

"Even if we find no planets like Earth, that by itself would be profound. It would indicate that we are probably alone in the galaxy," said Borucki.

Kepler Mission

Missing Cosmic Matter Found

Astronomers say they have definitely found half of the universe's missing normal matter in the spaces between galaxies.  

Astronomers 'See' the Invisible

By observing a rare head-on collision of galaxies at 10 million miles per hour, astronomers have made the first direct detection of "dark matter"-- the mysterious, invisible stuff that comprises at least one-quarter of the universe. Read more at the National Science Foundation.

Sci-Fi vs. Science Fact

How much do you know about space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life? Take the test.