Parenting in the Apocalypse
I came in from working today and my daughter was missing. Understand: the air outside is pretty close to toxic right now. Definitely not anything you should breathe. I looked out the window…and there was my daughter, swinging happily, surrounded by smoke…wearing an N95 mask. I can’t decide if this is a failure of parenting or a success. To her, life happens and she adjusts. Wear a mask? Sure. Stay home for months on end? No problem. She gets her friends to come play online.…
A World on Fire
I’m long overdue for a blog post. This year was — and probably still is — the year that I intend to start releasing my Spaceport series to the world. As January rolled around, I focused on the first novel…and then the world changed. At first, I admit to hoping the world would return to normal…but slowly I began to hope that the new normal might be better than the old. I hoped for environmental changes, an easing of the stressful pace of life, new…
Imagining Another Earth
This artist’s concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. via NASA https://ift.tt/3c61amx
Demo-2: Launching Into History
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2XQssbr
Hubble Sees Brilliant Tapestry of Stars
The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resembles a glittering fireworks display in this Hubble Space Telescope image. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Mcw9TG
High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter’s tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft’s close approach to the planet on Feb. 17, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WwjjWn
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017. via NASA https://ift.tt/3eFAT0Z
Image of a Supermoon
A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closet (perigee) to Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TCqsCM
Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer
In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bC7F1x
Bernard Harris: The First African American to Perform a Spacewalk
Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SB80sB
