Imagine that one day soon when you tune in to your favorite radio or TV station for the latest weather forecast, you’re given a flu forecast as well. Adapting techniques used in modern weather prediction, scientists at Columbia University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have come up with a way to produce localized […]
Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dead at 82
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 7:43 pm (UTC-4)
Neil Armstrong, the first man to step onto the surface of the moon, died Saturday from heart-surgery related complications. He was 82. It was more than 40 years ago that Armstrong uttered the now-iconic words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” forever sealing his place in history. He spoke the […]
Space Pioneer Sally Ride Dies at 61
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-4)
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Dr. Sally Kristen Ride, the first U.S. woman in space, died at age 61 on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Ride shattered NASA’s gender barrier and earned her place in the history books on June 18, 1983 when she flew into space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, serving as a Mission Specialist. […]