It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…the sky. But don’t worry, it’s not boring and unexciting. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We could go on and on about the wonders of space and the universe (which we often do), but we want to focus on how to see the cosmos as clear as possible. […]
Star Letters 006: SpaceX and NASA Trek On Toward Mars With Coastal Missions
May 6, 2018
We know that Earth and Mars are supposedly very similar in terms of planetary structure, but how similar? NASA’s InSight mission could help us find some answers. For the first time ever, an interplanetary mission will be launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in a ULA Atlas V rocket. When it lands […]
Star Letter 005: Interplanetary Travel Looking Grim For Aliens (And Us)
April 28, 2018
We know that not everyone has the same optimism for getting to Mars. Why? Because as it turns out, traveling to a new world is REALLY expensive. NASA’s Chief of Human Spaceflight Bill Gerstenmaier says that they will be sticking to a “flat budget”, so the question remains the same…will we EVER get to Mars!? […]
Did you know that there were two brave robotic emissaries currently speeding through interstellar space after leaving our solar system? It’s true. And in millions of years, these twin probes that carry humanity’s most daring ambitions, will be found and studied by alien civilizations far in the expanse. On February 14th, 1990, while soaring through […]
