Space Station Threshold

I'm doing a giveaway this week, and it's really simple. I've got 2 copies of the new Discovery Channel Documentary DVD, When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set in Limited Edition Tin). And I'm giving them away. To participate, just send an email to info@universetoday.com with the subject line: When We Left [...]

I've been getting emails from a few users over the last week wondering why I've been banned from Digg. I'm not exactly sure what's going on, but sure enough, if you try and submit a Universe Today story to Digg, you get the error: This domain has been consistently flagged as violating the Digg Terms of [...]

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It's going be another busy week of space news. That's because thousands of professional astronomers have descended into St. Louis for the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. We're trying to outdo our previous effort with full coverage of the meeting. Phil Plait, Pamela Gay, Chris Lintott are at the conference, as ...

How Far are the Planets from the Sun? What is the Closest Star to Earth? Why Does Jupiter Have the Great Red Spot? Why Can't We Launch Garbage Into Space? © Fraser Cain for Universe Today, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on ...

I signed up for Twitter a couple of years ago, but I never got around to actually using it. Some part of my brain thinks it would be a great way to do… something. But I have no idea what that would be. I'll need you to teach me, and help me understand what you'd [...]

Okay, now I'm getting excited. As I've mentioned in the past, and will bring up again and again, the UN has designated 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. There are some really great projects planned that will try to get as many people as possible interested in astronomy. The IYA has released a cool [...]

How Long Will Life Survive on Earth? How Does the Earth Protect Us From Space? Will the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the Earth? Why are Distant Galaxies Moving Away Faster? How Can Galaxies Recede Faster Than the Speed of Light? If you've got space and astronomy questions, just send them in to info@universetoday.com. © Fraser Cain ...

Here is a round up of all the space questions answered on Universe Today for the week ending April 21st, 2008. If you have questions for our team, visit this page. How Big Do Planets Get? What is the Distance to the Moon? What is the Far Side of the Moon? What Kind of Star is Our Sun? How Big [...]

As you can probably imagine, I get an enormous amount of email, both through Universe Today and Astronomy Cast. I read it all, and I try to answer it all - so far, so good; although, I'm a little behind right now. Instead of just emailing people back answers to their questions, I figured the information [...]