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I am a college professor, teaching physics and astronomy.  I’ve been interested in space exploration and astronomy since I was young and watching the Apollo Moon program on TV. 
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LHC sets record, and we are still here.

Nov 30, 2009
According to a report on Science Daily, the Large Hadron Collider has set a new energy record.  The twin beams were at an energy of 1.18 TeV, beating the 0.98 TeV energy of Fermilab’s Tevatron.  That now makes the LHC the worlds most energetic...

CoS 128

Nov 11, 2009
I’ve been busy catching up on my classes, so I haven’t posted anything lately.  But, you can catch up on lots of great space-related blog posts at the 128th Carnival of Space, being hosted this week at the AARTScope Blog. -Astroprof

Ares I-X Launch Photos

Nov 4, 2009
It’s been a week since the Ares I-X launch, so you are probably wondering where the pictures are.  After the launch, I tried to clean up as best I could in the bathroom at the space center, and I headed straight to the airport to catch my plane back...

Triboelectrification trouble

Oct 27, 2009
Well, the launch did not go as hoped for this morning.  Last night, the forecast was for only about a 40% chance of the launch getting off.  This morning, when I got up to head over to the space center, I saw stars!  Things were definitely looking...

Ares I-X

Oct 25, 2009
If everything works out OK, then NASA will launch a new rocket this coming Tuesday:  the Ares I-X.  And, if everything works right, I’ll be there to witness it! The Ares rockets and Orion crew module are supposed to eventually replace the Space...


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