It wasn’t so long ago when we wondered if there was water on Mars. And, if we found it, we were certain that there would be life. Now, we get word that frozen water falls from the sky nightly near the Martian north pole. But we still don’t know about life there… Still, snow…SNOW!…is pretty [...]

Following last year’s announcement by Spandau Ballet, the essentially defunct ’90s band, that they plan a concert in space, another group, Muse, now suggests they will do the same. (Ok, Spandau Ballet DID have a reunion tour in 2009.) Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo may replace MySpace as the preferred publicity vehicle of bands. Music in space [...]

It is looking increasingly likely that former astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden will be Obama’s choice for NASA administrator. Bolden would be the first African-American to hold that post. The more important question remains: what’s next for the space program? Many questions We’re facing a period where America’s next manned space program, Constellation, is “under [...]