• Have You Heard of Orbital Drug Factories?

    The International Space Station is not the only orbiting platform for experiments. Varda Space Industries has its own orbiting facility, or at least it had one in orbit for 10 months until it returned to Earth in February (shown below). And now the company has another $90 million in funding to continue to develop its…

  • One Week Left to Sign-up for NASA Internships/Fellowships

    If you are a high school or college student and have always wanted to work on a human landing system,  Mars mission architecture integration, or even crater navigation, then NASA has a place for you. In fact, NASA has published 100 areas where interns and fellows are needed, with many of them being paid positions.…

  • Pic of the Week: The Gediz Vallis Channel

    This week’s image comes from NASA’s Curiosity rover in the Gediz Vallis channel. It is a 360-degree panorama shot from back on February 3. The rover has diligently continued its exploration of the Martian surface since it first landed in 2012. In terms of this latest rover location, NASA stated: NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun…

  • Television: For All Mankind

    While awaiting the return of the Star Trek and Star Wars televisions series (by the way, do not forget that the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery is slated to start tomorrow), I started to watch For All Mankind on Apple TV+. I am only halfway through season two, but I have enjoyed…

  • Space Stories: Detailed Views of Mars, Plummeting ISS Space Junk, and Time Zones on the Moon

    Here are some recent stories of interest. —Astrobiology: “Mars Express Celebrates 25,000 Orbits“ ESA’s Mars Express recently looped around Mars for the 25,000th time – and the orbiter has captured yet another spectacular view of the Red Planet to mark the occasion. The new high-altitude view was taken by Mars Express’s High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC).…

  • Space Quote: Maybe China Can Beat Us Back to the Moon

    “If the space agency holds to its notion of flying the Artemis II crew on a looping journey around the far side of the moon late next year, and landing the Artemis III crew in the south polar region in 2026 or 2027, the next boot prints on the moon will indeed be American. But…

  • Where is This? March 31, 2024 Quiz

    Take a look at the image above. Can you determine where this image originated? Take a guess and then check your answer by going to the “Where is This? The Answer Sheet” page.

  • Wallops Flight Facility to Launch Rockets to Study Eclipse

    While Virginia will not be in the direct path of the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse, it will be playing a role related to the eclipse that day. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia coast will be launch three rockets to study disturbances in the Earth’s ionosphere during the eclipse. The rockets will be launched 45…

  • Podcast: Chinwag with Paul Giamatti

    If you saw the recent film The Holdovers, you witnessed Paul Giamatti at the top of his game as a private school instructor (which earned him an Oscar nomination). But if you would like to learn about another side of Mr. Giamatti, then you may want to check out his podcast with Stephen Asma called…

  • Pic of the Week: Preparing for the Total Solar Eclipse

    This week’s image comes from the great state of New York, which is advertising the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on April 8. New York is one of the state’s that will experience the eclipse, and the New York Department of Economic Development is not missing the chance to ensure everyone knows this. A handy map…