After reading this article about two merging supermassive black holes, I began to wonder if this is what the universe is all about. Ultimately, we all end up together in one uncaring, unfeeling mass of energy and atoms, then perhaps … Continued
There is a lot media coverage about the new James Webb space telescope lately, and how awesome it will be if they can successfully launch it into space. I’m sure no one will be surprised to hear that I am … Continued
Asteroids have struck the Earth before. Just ask the dinosaurs. (Wait, too soon?) The belief is a massive comet or asteroid wiped out 75% of all life on Earth, including all of the larger reptiles. Let’s think about that for … Continued
Captain Kirk is finally launching into space. Wait, that doesn’t sound right. No, it’s actually William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series and the first set of movies, who is launching to … Continued
When I was a young’n just starting out expanding my knowledge of the solar system, I always felt that Venus would be the first planet we visited. It was Earth sized and the sci-fi books I read indicated it would … Continued
Let’s talk about the past… I’ve always been fascinated by the past, but I mean, who hasn’t wondered what it was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth or when our ancestors lived in caves and threw spears at wooly mammoths? … Continued
Don’t think we’re serious about colonizing the moon? Well, things just became a little bit more hardcore. The European Space Agency (ESA) are designing a satellite constellation to orbit the moon, offering navigation and telecommunication services to lunar visitors by … Continued
