We’ve all seen the sci-fi thrillers: an asteroid comes crashing to the Earth and the world erupts into mass chaos and destruction. Either that or an alien infestation. Though some of these scenarios are more realistic than others, NASA has committed to taking new steps to make sure none of them become a reality. In […]
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George accompanies Tamara to NASA; they take a journey from the past to the future, starting at the 1962 Mercury Mission Control and finish by buying two tickets to Mars.
Dark matter may be impossible to see, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. It has to be: it’s the very foundation the universe is built upon. Without it, it is nearly impossible for a galaxy to exist. Or so we thought. Recently, Yale astronomy and physics professor Pieter van Dokkum and his team discovered […]
The concept of commercial space travel is, in many ways, still science fiction. It is expensive and dangerous and requires technology that’s still being developed. However, a few names do pop up when discussing the topic. One is Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, but there is competition- Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic, the space travel division of […]