Category Archives: Space

Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope

Posted on January 4, 2021 by dkohn96

Editor Note…there is hope that they will rebuild the Reecibo telescope (just a glimmer, but it is a start) From: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html There’s a glimmer of hope for the collapsed Arecibo Observatory telescope as 2020 draws to a close. El Nuevo … Continue reading →

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Was That a Dropped Call From ET?

Posted on January 2, 2021 by dkohn96

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/science/radio-signal-extraterrestrial.html

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Watch “Astronomy Calendar 2021” on YouTube

Posted on December 31, 2020 by dkohn96
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Alien Hunters Discover Mysterious Signal from Proxima Centauri – Scientific American

Posted on December 19, 2020 by dkohn96

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-hunters-discover-mysterious-signal-from-proxima-centauri/

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Jupiter and Saturn will come within 0.1 degrees of each other, forming the first visible “double planet” in 800 years – CBS News

Posted on December 6, 2020 by dkohn96

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jupiter-saturn-double-planet-great-conjunction-winter-solstice/

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Apollo 13 in Real Time

Posted on March 15, 2020 by dkohn96

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/

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Russia sends its first humanoid robot ‘Fedor’ into space

Posted on October 4, 2019 by dkohn96
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Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk – Original NASA EVA Mission Video – Walking on the Moon

Posted on July 20, 2019 by dkohn96

Original Mission Video as aired in July 1969 depicting the Apollo 11 astronauts conducting several tasks during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations on the surface of the moon. The EVA lasted approximately 2.5 hours with all scientific activities being completed satisfactorily. … Continue reading →

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Moonshot: How Apollo Launched the Digital Revolution

Posted on July 19, 2019 by dkohn96

WSJ’s The Future of Everything Podcast The Apollo program to go to the moon marks the only time humans have left our home planet to set foot on another world. The biggest effect of this voyage was transforming the civilization … Continue reading →

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American kids would rather be YouTubers than astronauts.

Posted on July 18, 2019 by dkohn96

This is a sad state of affairs but more US kids would rather be a YouTube Star than an Astronaut. This graphic Sums up the survey: The full article for Ars Technica is available HERE

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