50 years ago on July 20th, 1969, humans stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the very first time with the Apollo 11 mission. It was a remarkable achievement that gave the United States victory in the Space Race, and solidified NASA’s role as a leader in space exploration. The Apollo program was […] More
We are all familiar with Apollo 11 and the world’s first manned lunar mission back in 1969. It was a historic moment for the world and a victory for the United States, as the space race with Russia created a fervor of science-based competition that we haven’t seen since. A lot of us have seen […] More
It’s probably a pretty safe bet that your average global citizen doesn’t spend much time reading academic research papers. It’s certainly understandable why, too. If you’re harccore into climate change, but not a climatologist, a lot of the jargon and terminology used could send your head spinning, no matter much you’ve tried to read-up on […] More
In a report published earlier today, NASA said that the moon is shrinking, which is resulting in Moonquakes. NASA said that as the moon cooled over the last several hundred million years, it has shrunk about 50 meters in size. Much like the surface of a grape wrinkles as it becomes a raisin, the moon […] More
Following the ridiculousness that was the first Falcon Heavy launch, where SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space (because: why not?), SpaceX has now successfully completed its first launch for a commercial customer using the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. T-60 seconds → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/3eVqgEtxyR — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019 The world’s most powerful […] More
Today, NASA announced that its Mars Curiosity Rover captured not one, but two solar eclipses from the surface of Mars last month – one each for both of its moons. In order to capture the eclipses, the Curiosity Rover had to bring along special “eclipse glasses”, as NASA explains on the JPL website: When NASA’s […] More
Last week, India intentionally destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit around Earth with a missile, resulting in a large field of space junk currently orbiting Earth. NASA has called the act a “terrible, terrible thing” that has created an “unacceptable” threat to the crew currently aboard the International Space Station. In a town hall held yesterday, NASA […] More
As you may have heard, NASA were set to have the first all-female spacewalk this coming Friday, March 29th. However, yesterday NASA made the announcement that they re-assigned the astronauts for the walk, leading to an onslaught of speculation and accusations. Contrary to what many headlines or comments would have you believe, this is *not* […] More
In a paper published in the Journal of Astrobiology and Space Science Reviews, researchers believe they may have found evidence of life currently living on Mars. The researchers believe that fungi-like ‘growths’ found on Mars indicate that there is microbial life currently in existence. These were observed in pictures taken by the Opportunity Rover (may it […] More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – After the massive success of SpaceX’s re-usability of their rockets and Crew Capsule, NASA has announced a bold new plan to make spaceflight even cheaper. NASA will stop their previous practice of simply throwing away crew members in favor of re-using them. In a partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program – […] More
There are all sorts of activities that an outbreak of herpes can prevent you from participating in. From mountain biking, to swimming, to just about any physical activity, if you’ve got an active herpes flare up, chances are you’re going to stay at home. If your herpes isn’t flaring up at the moment, thanks to […] More
After launching from historic pad 39A in Florida early last Saturday morning, SpaceX’s first of two demonstration missions has now come to a close. Crew Dragon was the first commercially-built vehicle to ever autonomously dock with the International Space Station, where it stayed for just five short days prior to returning home to complete the […] More
