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We pick up where Part One left off! When you hear 'space race' you probably (correctly) think about the 1960s Soviet Union v. U.S. race to put an astronaut on the Moon. But a few hundred years before, the space race was all about Venus. 

Aviation and space in the news.

When you hear 'space race' you probably (correctly) think about the 1960s Soviet Union v. U.S. race to put an astronaut on the Moon. But a few hundred years before, the space race was all about Venus.

What if there are intelligent lifeforms elsewhere in the universe? And what if all we need to do to find them is to listen to the right radio frequency at the right time?

In its operation for over 25 years, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has changed our understanding of the universe. 

When the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched 25 years ago, it showed us our universe in a whole new light (literally). 

A preview of the U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe gallery.

Using some of the world’s largest radio telescopes to scan the stars for signals astronomers have been listening for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Astronomer Phil Plait recently published Under Alien Skies. We caught up with him in this interview.

What’s new in aviation and space.