Guide to Space
Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight
We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then…
Messier 47 – the NGC 2422 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Puppis constellation, approximately 1,600 light years from Earth, a bright open star cluster that is approximately 78…
The Corona Borealis Constellation
Located in the northern hemisphere is the faint constellation of Corona Borealis, otherwise known as the "Northern Crown".
Flying Into the Sun? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission
NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its…
Messier 46 – the NGC 2437 Open Star Cluster
Located in the southern skies, about 5,500 light years from Earth, is the bright and rich open star cluster known…
The Corona Australis Constellation
In the southern skies lies the faint constellation known a Corona Australis (aka. the "Southern Crown"), one of the 88…
How Do We Know the Universe is Flat? Discovering the Topology of the Universe
Cosmologists tell us that the Universe is flat. It sure feels like 3-dimensions. What does this even mean, and how…
Messier 45 – The Pleiades Cluster
Located in the Taurus Constellation, between 390 and 456 light years from Earth, is the famous and easily-visible Pleiades Constellation.
Can We Own Space? Buying Your Own Piece of the High Frontier
Owning land here on Earth is nice and legal. But what about a plot of land on the Moon or…
What Was Cosmic Inflation? The Quest to Understand the Earliest Universe
The Big Bang was a tremendous theory, but it had a few problems. In 1980 Alan Guth developed the revolutionary…