on As children, when we were asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” a somewhat common answer was “I wanna be an astronaut!” While that dream fades quickly for a majority of us, it has become a more accessible reality to travel to space with the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission. What is Inspiration4?… Continue Reading An All-Civilian Space Vacation
on Usually, when someone thinks of extraterrestrial life, they may go in a fictional direction and think of a green, humanoid being that is portrayed in so many movies and other media. This may in fact be a true portrayal somewhere in the universe due to its size, but life most likely will be discovered at… Continue Reading Life Beyond Earth?
on “We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.” Although this quote may be unattributed to any specific person, its message still causes us to think. However, whether it is true or not, there certainly have been advances made to make the goal of deep… Continue Reading The Voyage of the Voyager
on In April 2019, history was made when a team of scientists managed to actually take an image of a black hole, specifically one at the center of galaxy M87. This was an unprecedented feat, since a black hole has gravity so strong that nothing can escape it, not even light. Knowing this, how could it… Continue Reading Capturing a Black Hole