Here they are, the photos from yesterday morning’s launch — the last night launch of the Space Shuttle. It makes me sad. I mean really, each “last” is just so, so sad. Maybe it sounds childish, but why does this all have to come to an end?? It’s a...

I hope by the time you see this post, Space Shuttle Endeavour will have carried the STS-130 crew into orbit; at time of writing, it’s about 90 minutes to launch and low clouds are giving a no-go status, which hopefully will clear in the next hour....

So I saw this rereleased 1965 Astronaut Barbie over at Out of the Cradle last month. She’s pretty chic, very Sixties. Nice hair. But I have to show you MY Astronaut Barbie because, well, I think she’s just SO MUCH BETTER: Astronaut Barbie -- We girls...

Little Dragon, by teemunkle @ deviantart I ran across this post of spaceship concept art earlier this week and had to pass the goodness on to you, dear reader! Featured are a few of my favorites. This one just charms the dickens out of me, I can’t...

Credit: ESO (European Southern Observatory) It’s images like this, with a thousand thousand cosmic Christmas trees a-twinkling, that make me wish I could be out there, floating on the night. (Preferably with some protective gear and a breathing...