Could a human exploration be possible in the future? That’s what NASA is researching.

In an upcoming book, two writers from the Daily Caller wonder what it would be like if every crazy rumor about President Obama turned out to be true.

Earlier today, NASA’s facility in Wallops Island, Va. launched a rocket carrying an experimental heat shield that, if functional, could play a role in the space agency’s future missions to Mars and elsewhere in the solar system.

I don’t know about you, but I’m having flashbacks to October 2009, when the media went nuts about NASA “bombing” the moon.

Image of ISS pass by lancea (via cc) File this under Look Up: the International Space Station is going to make some incredibly bright passes overhead the next few days. SpaceWeather.com explains, “the behemoth spacecraft will be in constant sunlight as its orbit lines up with Earth’s day-night terminator,” which also means that most locations will see it pass overhead multiple times a night. Here in D.C. we’ll see it first tonight at 10:04…

Photo of the Summer Triangle by philliefan99 Look Up has discussed the Summer Triangle a couple of times before. The asterism (a pattern of stars that are not an official constellation) rises at dusk, just in time for the solstice on Monday, the time when the Northern Hemisphere tilts closest to the Sun, the longest day of the year, and, yes, the real first day of summer. Click through to philliefan99’s photo above to…

Photo of Comet McNaught in 2007 by Peter Baker (via Creative Commons). The news is all about the planets this week. For fiery flashes on Jupiter, Mars and Venus aligning with stars, nearby comets, and possible alien life in our solar system, keep on reading. >> If you think NASA and professional astronomers are the only ones to make spectacular discoveries, just take a look at Jupiter. Amateur astronomers Anthony Wesley in Australia and…