• Where is This? October 4, 2023 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.

  • Satellite News: Otter Pup to the Rescue

    Things are looking up for the satellite business. That is, things should shortly be coming down from space that no longer need to be there, and that is a good thing. And Starfish Space hopes to be the one to bring down those satellites. Here is the story. Starfish Space has created the electric-propulsion Otter…

  • Space Stories: Psyche Ready to Go, Interesting Exoplanets, and Protecting Astronaut Health

    Here are some recent stories of interest. —Universe.com: “NASA’s Psyche Now Set to Launch October 12“ With just under two weeks until its planned launch, NASA’s Psyche mission has been rescheduled. As per a NASA blog post, the agency along with SpaceX are now aiming for liftoff on October 12 at 10:16 A.M. EDT from the…

  • Television: 60 Minutes Goes to Mars

    Just a heads up. Tune into CBS’s 60 Minutes next Sunday to learn more about NASA’s efforts to design what may be future habitats on Mars. It involves 3D-printing technologies, which have also been discussed as a means of building a lunar base. In fact, NASA has issued contracts for such construction on the Moon.…

  • Television: Space Tourism

    CBS News had a recent broadcast called “Space Tourism: The Next Great Leap.” Here is the CBS summary: In the aftermath of the Titan submersible tragedy, extreme travel has come under fresh scrutiny. But one industry stands out for both its allure and the lack of regulation protecting participants’ safety: space tourism. CBS Reports explores…

  • Space Quote: New Horizons for New Horizons

    “The New Horizons mission has a unique position in our solar system to answer important questions about our heliosphere and provide extraordinary opportunities for multidisciplinary science for NASA and the scientific community…The agency decided that it was best to extend operations for New Horizons until the spacecraft exits the Kuiper Belt, which is expected in…

  • Pic of the Week: Herbig-Haro 211

    This week’s image is from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It shows a colorful and expansive Herbig-Haro 211, with a Herbig-Haro (HH) being “…luminous regions surrounding newborn stars, formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from these newborn stars form shock waves colliding with nearby gas and dust at high speeds.” NASA…

  • Space Stories: Remembering the Solar System Delivery System, Many More Milky Ways, and AI Investigates Alien Life

    Here are some recent stories of interest. —NASA: “New US Postage Stamp Commemorates NASA’s Asteroid Sample Delivery“ On Sept. 24, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) spacecraft will speed past Earth and – at precisely the right moment – jettison its sample capsule containing material from asteroid Bennu…To help…

  • Future Plans for a Spaceship to Decommission the ISS

    How much does it cost to decommission a space station? Well, according to NASA as cited by London’s Daily Mail, it will cost at least $1 billion to ensure the International Space Station (ISS) finds a safe spot to crash. And NASA even has a name for the spacecraft that will be needed to steer…

  • Queen’s Brian May and Bennu?

    I was surprised to hear from Queen’s Brian May regarding the recent landing of the asteroid Bennu sample in the Utah desert. Here is what he posted and stated on his page: “Today is the day – the long awaited day – when the sample of a piece of material From Bennu – the asteroid…