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Galileo (U.S.)

Destination: Jupiter. Launched: Oct. 18, 1989. Achieved Orbit: Dec. 7, 1995. Mission ended: Sept. 2003. Mission: To study the chemical composition and physical state of the largest planet in the…

Saturn

Saturn's RingsSaturn's MoonsOther Notable Saturnian Moons Saturn, the second-largest planet in the solar system, is the least dense. Its mass is 95 times the mass of Earth and its density is…

Kaushitaki-Upanishad: Second Adhyâya

Second Adhyâya 1. Prâna (breath) is Brahman, thus says Kaushitaki. Of this prâna, which is Brahman, the mind (manas) is the messenger, speech the housekeeper, the eye the guard, the…

Apollo 11 - Anniversary

Apollo 11July 20 marks the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco How many movies, songs, anecdotes—even clichés—have sprung from humanity's first landing on the…

Space Exploration

Cite Discover timelines, data, slideshows, and features about space exploration, telescopes, the Columbia Disaster, Apollo 11, and more. Major Space Explorations Hubble Space Telescope…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Postcript

by Robert Burns Epistle To William SimsonOne Night As I Did WanderPostcript My memory's no worth a preen; I had amaist forgotten clean, Ye bade me write you what they mean…