Tag: NASA
Neil Armstrong and the America that could have been
Joe Essid, University of Richmond
According to a Gallup Poll from 1999, only 50 percent of those surveyed could even name Neil Armstrong as the...
Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study
Kevin Knuth, University at Albany, State University of New York
Are we alone? Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this...
New telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on collision course...
Michael B. Lund, Vanderbilt University
Around sunrise on Feb. 15, 2013, an extremely bright and otherworldly object was seen streaking through the skies over Russia...
Astronaut Sally K. Ride’s legacy – encouraging young women to embrace...
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Texas A&M University
On June 18, 1983, 35 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to launch into space,...
The next big discovery in astronomy? Scientists probably found it years...
Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Earlier this year, astronomers stumbled upon a fascinating finding: Thousands of black holes likely exist near the center...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
