Illinois Students Got a Long-Distance Call from Space Station
Just wait until their parents see the phone bill. Students in Illinois this week got a long-distance call of the space kind when astronauts aboard the space station gave them a ring.
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The First Black Hole Pic is Thanks to the University of Illinois
If you were impressed with the newly revealed first picture ever of a black hole, you can thank the University of Illinois as they were part of the team that made it happen.
Illinois Woman Spots Flying Subway Car And, Yes, There’s Video
It wasn't a meteor shower or UFO but there is an explanation.
Ball of Fire Spotted Over Illinois This Week Was Not a Meteor or Aliens
Hold on to your tin hats flat earthers, and conspiracy theorists, there is a logical explanation as to what was soaring through the sky.
The Epic Solar Eclipse in Rockford You Probably Missed This Morning
Early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the eclipse.
Let's start with the facts, what is an eclipse? Well, there's different kinds of eclipses. The one we experienced this morning (June 10) was a solar eclipse. It was a partial solar eclipse, and according to Nasa that basically means -
Partial solar eclipse: This happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are not exactly aligned...
This Is A Great Week To Catch The ISS Flying Over Rockford
The International Space Station, or ISS, has been floating around above the Earth since 1998, and this week is a particularly good time to look up and catch it as it flies over the Rockford area multiple times.
Rockford From Space
Take a look at these incredible pictures from the International Space Station.
Get Ready for Sunday’s Supermoon Eclipse
It hasn't happened since 1982, and the next one won't be until 2033. It's not just a "supermoon," it's a "supermoon eclipse." And, it's a fairly rare event. There have been just 5 supermoon eclipses since 1900 (1910, 1928, 1946, 1964, and 1982, if you must know)...
NASA is “All About That Space”
It started with Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass," then we got "All About That Baste" for Thanksgiving, now...it's NASA.
From CNET:
Now here's a line from a pop song you don't hear too often: "If you got boosters boosters, just raise 'em up/'Cause every spacecraft needs propulsion/From the bottom to the top...
Check Out This Record-Breaking Space Dive
On October 14, 2012, a lot of people watched as Felix Baumgartner stepped out of a specially made capsule that had been lifted by a balloon to a height of 128,000 feet.
Well, that record has been smashed.
From Space.com:
Alan Eustace, a senior vice president at Google, hit supersonic speeds as he fell from more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) above New Mexico, smashing the altitude record that A