Book Review and Giveaway: Ask the Astronaut
Imagine yourself sitting in front of a veteran astronaut. You are able to ask him or her all the space related questions floating about in your head, with no interruptions and no time limit. While you...
View ArticleFinding “The Lost Science” of 2001: A Space Odyssey
The film 2001: A Space Odyssey brought space science to the general masses. Today we may consider it as common place, but in 1968 when the film was released, humankind had yet to walk on the Moon. We...
View ArticleBook Review: The Caloris Network
Thinking of taking a vacation this summer? Maybe you want to distract yourself with a bit of light science fiction fun. How about a deadly alien life form harbored within our solar system? That's what...
View ArticleBook Review: A History of the Solar System
The value of a good analyst is priceless. They can synthesize data from disparate sources and weave a reasonable story to bring sense out of historical events and to provide guidance to planning for...
View ArticleHow Will We Get to Mars? New Book and TV Series Provide the Details
What is it going to take to really get humans to Mars? A new television series and a companion book take a detailed and hard look at the future of Mars exploration. The six-part documentary series on...
View ArticleRock Legends – the Asteroids and Their Discoverers
If we are indeed stardust, then what will our future hold? And what happened to all that other dust that isn’t in people or planets? These are pretty heady questions perhaps best left for late at...
View ArticleTime Machine Tales
“Tell me what time is it?” asked the stranger on the street. A simple enough question that can be answered with a simple enough glance at the watch on your wrist. And so goes the appreciation of time...
View ArticleStar Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship
Think of the ease. With a simple command of “Make it so” humans travelled from one star to the next in less time than for drinking a cup of coffee. At least that’s what happens in the time-restricted...
View ArticleBook Review: Cosmology for the Curious
What will Curious George grow up to be? Being curious, then George will ask a lot of questions. And if lucky then physics will be George’s destiny, for physics seems to have so many answers. From the...
View ArticleScientist sees deep meaning in black holes after Event Horizon Telescope’s...
Why are black holes so alluring? You could cite plenty of reasons: They’re matter-gobbling monsters, making them the perfect plot device for a Disney movie. They warp spacetime, demonstrating weird...
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