As Ernie succinctly it put it back in 1978, “Yes, I’d like to visit the Moon, but I don’t think I’d like to live there.” He then gets a little sidetracked about feelings of loneliness and homesickness, but the core message that the Moon isn’t a terribly hospitable place for humans and Muppets to live […]
If you’re looking to starve a fever (or a cold?) but don’t want to stop stuffing yourself, consider heading to space.
There was a time when astronomers assumed they knew all the planets in our solar system, based mainly on checking what was immediately visible in the sky.
Hover flies are aptly named insects that can fly in any direction without feeling they’re doing so.
In the beginning, there was dust, and it was flat.
The first human Martians will hopefully like their veggies.
Orbits seem like they should be so straight-forward, but even a basic ellipse can be confusing.
When you look at a comet like 67P, perhaps hoping for a glimpse of a derelict lander, one of the obvious traits that stand out is how little it resembles other objects we’re used to looking at in the sky.
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has a few leaks.
Can you see in the dark?