Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
Yes, we have another Moon eclipse to watch on November 29/30 –in the early morning hours of Monday (ET time). Space.com gives details about how to pick the best observation conditions: “The moon will take 4 hours and 21 minutes…
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They were just in the news this week: announcements of launches that followed up one after another. Space X is about to launch not one but two rockets, just a week after it took four astronauts to the International Space…
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Even if it is now mid-November, I have not forgotten about my three monthly books, and I am actually almost done with them: I have only neglected to write out them here. I’ll do it now. God’s Wolf: The Life…
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I have been writing about space debris in totally different (mainly academic) settings, and, considering how dangerous debris can be to working satellites and the ISS, it sounds strange to me that specialised press and people in the business don’t…
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Halloween offered us with a fantastic full moon –quite a rare view, to be sure. As a matter of fact, it was, as space.com called it “a truly special confluence of spookiness; a Halloween full moon visible for most time…
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