Charles Simonyi is making his second trip to the International Space Station as a tourist right now. His "donation" of $35m to space exploration makes me very happy indeed.

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Over the next 4 months, the European Space Agency (ESA) will be adding a laboratory to the International Space Station (ISS).

I hope that once the Japanese Space Agency (JSA) Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has grown a bit, it too can contribute to the ISS ( Read more... )

The Allien Telescope Array

My apologies to the Paul Allen detractors, but I've got to say: between this and the South Lake Union trolley project in Seattle, Paul Allen is increasingly becoming the kind of eccentric millionaire I have occasion to admire.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7037901.stm

He will also be the first Muslim to travel in space during Ramadan.

The Lunar Eclipse last night was lovely, with the shadow of the Earth washing over the Full Moon left to right steadily while I watched it in the high southern sky.

Did you see the Lunar Eclipse?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6953423.stm

Endeavour has returned SAFELY to Earth, the mission cut short by Hurricane Dean.