Karl G. Henize

The Triumph of Dorothea KlumpkeKenneth Weitzenhoffer, Brooklyn, New YorkThe balloon La Centaure, bathed in the light of the full Moon, rose over Paris into a bitter wind a few minutes after 1:00 a.m. on November 16, 1899. Its task was to carry an astronomer above the autumn ground fog to observe...

Spacelab 2: A PreviewKarl G. Henize, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TexasEighteen flights of the Space Shuttle have taken place over the last four years. The 19th Spacelab 2 is the first dedicated primarily to astronomy. It carries an outstanding payload, including telescopes for deep-space...

The Making of a Better MoonA THICK, formidable-looking book arrived at the office recently. Its stark jet-black cover declares "Origin of the Moon," and for 781 pages dozens of contributors address the esoterica of lunar science. Here can be found an entire chapter on how iridium, plutonium, and...