Space Flight Now: Elon Musk’s Space X successfully launched and LANDED a re-usable rocket.

What an exhilarating rocket launch!   The Falcon booster separated and then landed itself safely on a platform at sea. Continue reading →

NASA: Infrared Echoes of a Black Hole Eating a Star

Learn more about it at:  https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html

EarthSky: Lightning strikes, seen from ISS

This is so cool… and beautiful… 🙂 Thank you NASA and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake!   http://earthsky.org/space/video-lightning-strikes-across-earth-from-space?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=4d46306ec9-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-4d46306ec9-394522281

VOX: Sleeping in space is weirdly difficult — and other lessons from a year in orbit

Since March of 2015, Kelly has been living on the International Space Station as part of the One Year Mission. Continue reading →

Cassini’s flight through Saturn’s Rings…

Spectacular!  Thanks Deborah Byrd for your wonderful newsletter and showing us the amazing wonders of our universe every day… http://earthsky.org/space/earthsky-news-for-february-1-2016?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=1556c9597b-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-1556c9597b-394522281

Transparent metal – for phones, construction.. and?

Imagine away… the possibilities are endless – metal buildings can now be see-thru and much more long-lasting, same for our Continue reading →

NASA: Mars images & Rover’s incredible landing

Check out this amazing landing that our creative engineers dreamed up (KUDOS!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwUrxzrvtg Wow!  The best rover pix of 2015…Stunning!  http://earthsky.org/space/curiositys-10-best-images-of-mars-in-2015?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=7a80087e7f-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-7a80087e7f-394522281 Continue reading →

WSJ: Paper Planes Transform Into Tiny Drones

WSJ: Paper Planes Transform Into Tiny Drones Here come da drone… The FAA is in big trouble when paper airplanes Continue reading →