Nancy Atkinson
Mars Helicopter gets a Name: Ingenuity
Flying low over the surface of Mars. Don’t tell me you haven’t dreamed about it, especially with some of the…
Terrible Luck. The Only Person Ever Killed by a Meteorite – Back in 1888
What are your chances of getting smacked – and killed -- by a meteorite? One astronomer put the odds of…
Crew Dragon Will Be Launching on May 27th
NASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27, 2020 for an historic mission: the launch of the first astronauts on the…
Even More Things That Saved Apollo 13: The Nail-biting Re-entry Sequence
50 years ago today, on April 17, 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 came home. Safely. Successfully. The world breathed…
Even More Things That Saved Apollo 13: Charging the Batteries
Following the explosion of an oxygen tank in Apollo 13’s Service Module on April 13, 1970, approximately 56 hours into…
Even More Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 1: The Barbecue Roll
Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission to land humans on the Moon. But on the night of…
Stratolaunch Shows Off its New Hypersonic Testing Vehicle
A year ago, the high-altitude launch company Stratolaunch flew the world’s largest aircraft. Now, Stratolaunch has revealed the designs of…
Highest Resolution Mosaic Image of the Surface of Bennu
NASA and the University of Arizona have released a stunning new global map of asteroid Bennu. At 2 inches (5…
The Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait… What?
While the scorching planet Mercury might not be the first place you’d think to look for ice, the MESSENGER mission…
Five Space and Astronomy Activities to do at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak
We’re in uncharted territory as the world faces the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While the medical community is on the front…