Axions

I heard this story, Axions, on NPR during a StarDate program.
I am reading these articles, Axions and More Axions, on StarDate's website.
According to these articles, dark matter may consist of subatomic particles with almost zero mass called axions.
A great amount of dark matter, in the form of axions, was created a bit after the Big Bang.
And that axions may be created from X-rays, inside of stars.

Hubble Service Mission

Glad to see the Hubble service mission was a success and that the crew of Atlantis got home safely.

First Landing Opportunity Waved Off

I am reading this article, First Landing Opportunity Waved Off, on NASA's website.
Space Shuttle Atlantis may be able to land today if the weather is good.

Monthly Meeting, etc.

Sunday we have our regular monthly meeting at Books-A-Million in Colonial Heights around 2:00 PM. We're planning to see the movie Angels and Demons after the meeting -- there are important sci-fi elements in this movie.

Al, Nik, Boo, and I went to see the new Star Trek movie in Hopewell Saturday -- the second time for Al, Nik, and I.

Why I’m watching the Hubble repairs so intently

I am reading this article, Why I'm watching the Hubble repairs so intently, on Discover Magazine's website
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/

Phil Platt has some interesting things to say about the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph.

BA Review: Star Trek

I am reading the Bad Astronomy Review of the latest Star Trek movie.
Very interesting interview.
I saw the movie twice.

STS-125: Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope

I am reading this article, STS-125: Final Shuttle Mission to Hubble Space Telescope, on NASA's website.
According to this article, Astronaut Scott D. Altman is commanding this shuttle mission and Gregory C. Johnson is the pilot.
The mission specialists are: Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, K. Megan McArthur, John M. Grunsfeld(an astronomer) and Andrew J. Feustel.