Eyes to the skies getting bigger
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A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe Â and further back in time Â than ever before.
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Public confidence in the safety of air travel in this country is growing, though many people still harbor doubts.
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Welcome to the promise of the Internet at 33,000 feet  -  and the questions of etiquette, openness and free speech that airlines and service providers will have to grapple with as they bring Internet access to the skies in the coming months
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Astronomers have yet to find an Earth-size planet beyond our solar system, but that hasn&#39;t stopped them from modeling what these worlds might look like.
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Judging by the thousands of spectators who made the trek to Mojave to watch SpaceShipOne fly early Monday morning, a lot of people are still interested in space flight.
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By Roy A. Bahls, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 15--Weather permitting, local sky watchers are in for some prime viewing of the international space station and space shuttle Discovery as they streak overhead.   Sightings of the ISS and shuttle can be had about 6:04 p.m.
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Regardless, space competitions are poised to become big business.
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_ Astronomers say a new camera atop Mauna Kea will be able to capture images 36-hundred times larger that those taken by the camera on the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Last week's&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;by the Zero  Gravity Corporation that it would be offering weightless flights to paying  customers was good news for thrill seekers.&nbsp; Those who sign up for the  experience will be treated to several stomach-rolling climbs and drops.&nbsp;  Although the planes used are slightly modified commercial planes, tests have  shown that they can manage the demanding maneuvers.
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A new partnership with an astronomy organization could spur additional innovation.
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There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.
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Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism industry faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off...
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Utah flying munition caught on camera Once in a while, something really interesting pops up on Google Earth, and we're obliged today to reader Christopher Wagner for pointing us the direction of this spendid find in the skies above Utah:â¦
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By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 7--Look! Up in the sky! Is that an exceedingly slow shooting star, a really high-flying jet or a UFO that lost its bearings on the way to Roswell?   Nope. That's space shuttle Discovery.
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By PHILP, Matt  A spectacular visitor to the heavens has more of us than usual reflecting on the mysteries of the universe. MATT PHILP joins the crowds looking skywards.   On the shores of the unknown -- or, at least, Upper Cashmere -- people are massing.
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Is it a bird? A plane? A planet-levelling asteroid?
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The aerospace company looks for commercial aviation turnaround to fuel growth.