Halley’s Comet. The name of this huge ball of gas and dust is enough to make anyone older than 40 nostalgic about what happened 35 years ago. If you were a child and saw Halley’s Comet 1986, then there is a...
2020 will be a significant year for the solar system. Three spacecraft will launch to Mars in July. The Emirates Mars Mission was first, followed by China’s Huoxing-1 and then NASA’s Mars 2020. Each will launch their own missions to the...
Poor Curiosity. NASA’s Mars rover has been exploring Mars since 2012. However, it is often overlooked by the Perseverance rover. It landed in 2021, and has been sending its Ingenuity drone on amazing reconnaissance missions. Curiosity found what appears to be...
During its brief existence on the planet, human civilization has accomplished many remarkable things. We have been to the Moon, can make vaccines to combat pandemics, and are even close to flying cars. We’ve also had a significant impact on the...
Is Pluto a planet or not? Since August 2006, when the International Astronomical Union (IAU), voted to downgrade to “dwarf planet” status, it has been one of the most controversial issues in astronomy. The IAU’s definition 15 years ago of a...
Plastics can be used to reduce environmental harm, but only if it isn’t already. A shipping container containing 28,000 rubber duckies was lost in 1992 when it fell into the ocean between Hong Kong, China and the United States. These plastic...
NASA yesterday revealed that its forthcoming Artemis missions to the Moon—including crewed landings on the lunar surface—will cost around $28 billion. Think that’s a lot of money for a NASA moon mission? Shouldn’t that money be spent on something else? Why...
Did you see the “Blood Moon” total lunar eclipse? Late on Sunday night and into the early hours of Monday a spectacular reddish color was visible on the lunar surface and the full “Flower Moon” drifted through the Earth’s massive shadow...
Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse, the so-called ” Blood Moon“, will see the lunar surface change to a reddish copper color for 14 minutes 30 seconds. Our atmosphere will project thousands of sunrises, sunsets onto the lunar surface because Earth will be...
UPDATE: A partial lunar eclipse occurred! These are stunning photos from all over the globe of the 97% moon eclipsed. Also, here are the dates for the next “Blood Moon” lunar eclipses. On Friday morning , our natural satellite will turn...
