Readers Digest had an article that intrigued me "15 Things That Can Actually Be Seen from Space" The majority of the 15 are not in the United States, only a few are with TWO things in Idaho. Yep out of all of the massive things around the world and country - Idaho is the only state that made it on the list twice.
Lunar eclipses aren't visible for everyone because you have to be in place where the moon is above the horizon at the right time. For this lunar event, North America, Canada and Mexico are the tip visible spots. NASA is predicting the full eclipse will last 3 hours and 28 minutes. While at it's peak up to 97% of the moon will look red as Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow.
A rather historic scientific achievement will be unfolding in a matter of just a few days, as Nasa will be launching an unmanned aerial vehicle from the rover that recently touched down on the red planet.
The Challenger tragedy changed not only NASA, but the entire space agency when it comes to safety. The cause of the accident was found to be defective O-rings. Do you remember where you were when it happened?