NASA would love to have you help them name Node 3 and its cupola set to be installed bythe crew of STS-130 Space Shuttle Endeavor targeted for launch in December 2009. Node 3 will house important environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) to help ensure the astronaut’s continued safety. The cupola will be a [...]
Archive for February, 2009
NASA wants you to name a piece of the International Space Station!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Looking for Lulin in Leo
Friday, February 20th, 2009Comet Lulin is putting on a quite a show and soon to be glowing in an evening sky near you. Come the last week of Feb, this comet will make its way through the constellation Leo the Lion – and among the same stars, the planet Saturn is in residence. Leo is high [...]
Climate Change: One More Way to Make a Difference
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Looking for a way to make a difference in the fight against climate change? One way is to help get compaines involved in the fight.
Collision in orbit
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Did you hear about the two satellites that collided in orbit this week? It happened on Tuesday, almost 500 miles above the Earth (if you’re wondering, that’s much higher than either the International Space Station or the Hubble Space Telescope) One of the satellites was operational (of the Iridium ‘constellation’) and the other was non-operational (Russian). [...]
Science Stimulus
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009President Obama will sign the stimulus bill today at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The President says he chose one of our fellow Science Centers to sign the bill as a means of showcasing the “green” energy related jobs that the stimulus can foster. Like our friends in Denver, the Maryland Science Center [...]
Happy 200th, Darwin!
Thursday, February 12th, 2009You’ve come a long way, baby! And so have we as a species. Because of you, we’re able to understand why we are the way we are. The process and history of evolution and natural selection is a lot clearer because of your extensive research. I am able to type this entry because we have [...]
Was Phil Wrong?
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009The groundhog said six more weeks of Winter but today could hit almost 70 degrees here at the Science Center. When you watch the news tonight and they report the high temperature from the “Inner Harbor,” they should really say Maryland Science Center–all the weather sensors and data collecting instruments are located at the Science [...]
Earth Hour 2009 – Get Involved!
Monday, February 9th, 2009We hear a lot about global warming (or climate change, the more accurate, newer term), but many people are not sure how to make a difference or make their wishes for action known. One way is by joining in Earth Hour, March 28, 2009 at 8:30pm. Earth Hour is an international effort to unplug, literally, [...]