I love how 'instant' everything is these days. That includes the ability of so many to instantly share the fact they just saw a bright light in the sky! Tonight, not long after 8 o'clock, we got a smattering of phone calls into the KOIN Local 6 Newsroomand some people were talking about it on … [Read more...]
Northwest Storms – How They Look From Space
Focus...beep...click. Focus...beep...click. I can imagine how it would sound if I was taking a picture like this with my own digital camera. What I cannot begin to understand (are you with me on this?) is what it must feel like as you look out the window of the International Space Station … [Read more...]
Weekend Surprise: Northern Lights Appear Above Several States
If you snapped a photo--like Brian Larmay did in this awesome shot above Wisconsin--then you captured their glowing. Purple, pink and green. The Northern Lights were a total surprise over states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota during the first weekend of April 2011. A surprise … [Read more...]
Secret Space Plane Spotted By Skywatchers
That's right. The United States has a 'Secret Space Plane' that launched on its second test flight into space during the last week of March 2011. To me, it looks kind of like a smaller version of NASA's Space Shuttle without the white paint. But what, exactly, is it supposed to do? Is it … [Read more...]
Space Shuttle Discovery – Last Picture In Space
Here it is: one last image of Space Shuttle Discovery after it undocked from the International Space station on March 7, 2011. This is a NASA image. The Shuttle Discovery did one last fly around the space station (which is on the right here) so an astronaut could snap this shot. … [Read more...]
NASA Wants To Know – Do You Have A ‘Moon Tree’ In Your Northwest Yard?
"A what? A moon tree?" That's what I said when I came across NASA 's article that moon trees planted around the country are missing. Now researchers are looking for them. And you might be able to help! Explanation: What Are Moon Trees They started as seeds in the pocket of Astronaut … [Read more...]