Space Physics

Pope John Robotics Team places fourth in national space station robotics finals

7 Feb 2012

SPARTA The Pope John XXIII Regional High School Robotics Team of Spartaplayed in the finals of the Zero Robotics competition on Jan. 23.

Top cosmonaut to assess progress of Irish-Russian space research during visit

6 Feb 2012

A cosmonaut who works for a space research agency part-funded by a billionaire Russian oil baron will visit Europe’s largest radio telescope in East Cork this weekend.

Video: Dancing Water Drops In Earth Orbit

6 Feb 2012

An astronaut once told me that fellow space flier Don Pettit could fix anything with a paper clip. Indeed, Pettit has nicknames like Mr. Wizard and Mr. Fixit, and he is well-known for his Saturday Morning Science videos during his first stay on the International Space Station and his “Zero G Coffee Cup� from a [...]