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'First Man': A New Vision of the Apollo 11 Mission to Set Foot on the Moon
October 21, 2018 | ArticleThe Apollo 11 lunar landing was the first time humans stepped on another celestial body, and the events leading up to that historic moment – which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year – are depicted in the new movie First Man, out in cinemas today.
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Neil Armstrong and the America That Could Have Been
October 20, 2018 | ArticleAccording to a Gallup Poll from 1999, only 50 percent of those surveyed could even name Neil Armstrong as the first man to land on the moon.
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Five in a Row! See the Planets Align in the Night Sky
October 19, 2018 | ArticleFor the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western sky after sunset. The planets will form a line rising up from the horizon.
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AstroCritic Review: 'First Man' Shows You What Real Astronauts Are Like
October 19, 2018 | ArticleI grew up in the 1960s, during the beginning of the space race. The first astronauts were my heroes, and it was the Apollo 11 moon landing that kicked off my dream of becoming an astronaut myself.
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Would a Space Force Mean the End of NASA?
October 18, 2018 | ArticleThe United States already has a space agency: NASA. So why do we need a Space Force, and what would it do? Could a Space Force strain diplomatic relationships, reigniting the race to militarize space?
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Bringing Dark Energy Out into the Light
October 18, 2018 | ArticleWe've known for about 20 years that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, but how does the dark energy that causes it work?
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NASA Wants to Send Humans to Venus, to Live in Airships Floating on Clouds
October 16, 2018 | ArticleBut how is such a mission even possible?
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Physicist Who Coined 'God Particle' Dies. And a Great Voice for Science Is Stilled.
October 04, 2018 | ArticleIt is a sad "day" in science. Dr. Leon Lederman has passed away at the age of 96.
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Why the Space Tourism Industry Needs Flight Attendants (Op-Ed)
October 03, 2018 | ArticleWhile the time has not yet come for private citizens to start booking tickets for out-of-this-world adventures, now is the right time to start thinking about the comfort and safety of the tourists that will soon start blasting off into space.
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Five Reasons to Forget Mars for Now and Return to the Moon
October 01, 2018 | ArticleHopes of colonizing Mars rest on the premise that we could terraform the red planet, making it habitable for humans with a breathable atmosphere and clement temperatures.
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