Today, NASA announced the results of two major studies about Mars. NASA announced that the Curiosity Rover detected organic material on Mars as well as seasonal changes of methane in the atmosphere. The studies are “breakthroughs in astrobiology,” according to astrobiologist Inge Loes ten Kate. What does this mean? Methane is one of the simplest […]
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NASA has announced that it found something on Mars. What is it? Well… they’re going to tell us about it tomorrow. In a statement, NASA said: The media and public are invited to ask questions during a live discussion at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 7, on new science results from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. […]
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Last month, NASA gave me an incredible opportunity to take me behind the scenes for the launch of TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. You can read more about TESS here, and even check out the tour and launch here! Today, NASA contacted me to let me know that I was […]
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If you remember back in 2016, the European Space Agency navigated its probe, Rosetta, to Comet 67P. No big deal, right? Well. The probe had a lander, named Philae. That’s right – a lander for a COMET. Comets are similar, but very different from asteroids. They’re similar in that either one impacting the Earth would […]
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A Google Street View car in Maryland Heights, Missouri drove right through the path of totality during the ‘Great American Eclipse’ of 2017 – and now you can, too! Google Street View is really an amazing tool. It’s helped me figure out where I’m supposed to go when more traditional directions aren’t very clear. And […]
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