• more about #galactic
    CircuitMage: The meaning , of Life.... #milkywaycenter more »
    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: You know, NASA could make some serious cash selling these panoramic views of the galaxy as art prints. #milkywaycenter more »
    bleek: Happy birthday Astronomy :D #milkywaycenter more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Forget what this guy says. Virgin won't be the only ones trying this in the future. Other more visionary engineers and designers and industrialists wi... more »
    frigg: A catastrophic event in the next few thousand years sounds alarmist. The sun will blow up in 5 billion years, some other life-imperiling natural catas... more »
    Gann: It'll be expensive until I finish building my space ladder. more »
    norfizzle: I think 'never' was the wrong choice of words. more »
    aerospaceman: what is 'cheap' supposed to mean? Airline travel isn't cheap and yet many people do it, mainly because they have to.We will have extensive space trave... more »
    bosskev: Oh, man! I feel for those poor planes. I'm wondering if a good aeronautical surgeon could separate them, let them lead normal flights? more »
    OMG! Bacon!: Expensive until they make the magic space elevator? more »
  • #space

    Stunning Milky Way's Heart Image Combines Three Space Telescope Views In One

    I've seen many amazing, inspiring, and humbling deep space images, but this look inside the heart of our very own galaxy has left me without superlatives. Zoom in to get the 2820x1409 pixel image, and see how it was made. More »
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic's Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap

    Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve's Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More »
  • #nasa

    iPod Pictured Onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour

    A TUAW reader has managed to spot an iPod onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which is currently floating around in a giant vacuum. The hawk-eyed reader spotted the iPod from official NASA photos, which showed the device, barely visible, through a cabin window. Interestingly, iPods cannot be taken into space willy-nilly. In fact, the usual lithium battery must be replaced with specially designed alkaline alternatives to ensure safety standards are met. That seems like a lot of planning to us, which is part of the reason we won't be leaving planet Earth anytime soon. Another equally valid reason is because we are not qualified astronauts. If you are having difficulty recovering from the shock of this new information, please sit down and drink some water. Jump for a zoomed out shot of the space shuttle, which indicates the founder was either very bored or has awesome Superman-like eyesight. You decide. More »
  • #rocketman

    World's First Spaceport Designed, Construction Starts 2008

    You may remember that Virgin Galactic planned to build a Spaceport in New Mexico. Well, a winning design has now been chosen, and construction on the 100,000-square-foot facility is set to start in 2008. Is it just me, or does "spaceport" sound a little bit too sci-fi? More »
  • #announcements

    Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Video