The first meteor shower of 2013 begins Tuesday over the skies of Creve Coeur
The Quadrantid meteor shower is named for an extinct constellation, but the shooting stars that seem to sprout from it still arrive yearly, and the opening of the 2013 show will begin overnight Jan. 1 into Jan. 2. The Quadrantids is one of the lesser-known meteor showers of the year, but that doesn't mean it's anything less than spectacular. Take a look at this Quadrantids meteor shower video or these pictures of the Quadrantids. While the shower begins overnight on the first day of the new year, NASA tells us Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in the wee morning hours of Jan. 4: "[T]he Quadrantids have a maximum rate of about 100 per hour, varying between 60-200. The waxing gibbous moon will set around 3 a.m. local time, leaving about two …
Lt. Col. Robert Behnken shares his experiences in NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Packing for a hike and a space shuttle mission are quite different. Lt. Col. Robert Behnken should know—he’s an astronaut who enjoys the outdoor activity when he’s not exploring the final frontier. But packing for space missions may be a thing of the past. The final space shuttle mission is set to land at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday. Behnken is a local astronaut. He graduated from Pattonville High School in 1988. He went on to earn a B.A. in physics and B.S. in mechanical engineering from Washington University, according to his NASA bio, and master's and doctorate in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He said Pattonville High teachers gave him a sense of wonder and learning that is critical to his job…
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