NASA announced new martian findings brought to us by the Mars Curiosity Rover. Curiosity arrived on Mars six years ago in what Dr. Paul Mahaffy, the Director of NASA Goddard, describes as “exciting seven minutes of terror”. When the robotic emissary drilled down into the surface of Mars, it detected organic molecules and pattern consistency […]
Star Letters 009: The Search for E.T and the Loch Ness Monster Continues…
May 25, 2018
(Image Credit: Universal Studios) Alright, readers, who is ready for some answers about the unknown creatures in our universe!? Well, so are we. But, these few highlights from this week will have to do for now. First off, get your scuba gear ready, adventurers! Nessie enthusiasts, mark your calendars for January 2019. Scientists from the […]
We’re not going to lie to you. It’s been a relatively slow news week in the world of space exploration. Elon Musk didn’t even tweet that much. Regardless, there’s been some good space journalism this week and a fun surprise from your favorite alien-punching movie star, Will Smith. And While SpaceX’s founder may not have […]
Ok, nobody knows what aliens actually look like. Not officially at least. Yes, there are thousands of published documents about UFOs and alien encounters along with eyewitness testimony. Yes, Hollywood has done a decent job of imagining what they would look like (maybe). But nobody seems to have definitive proof or any theories of what […]
That Awkward Moment When: Aliens Land on Earth to Officially Greet Humanity
October 4, 2017
So here’s the somewhat farfetched but not completely impossible scenario: An extraterrestrial race has crossed the expanse of space in their spaceships and arrived at Earth. They are highly intelligent with advanced technology that makes interstellar travel possible. From here, we’ll have to make some basic assumptions. Because they built an advanced spacecraft, they likely […]
Last year at Kennedy Space Center, I briefly encountered one of the space industry’s most intriguing and eccentric personalities, Robert Bigelow. The billionaire and real estate tycoon founded Budget Suites of America, a company that found success in creating living spaces that were efficient and cost-effective for longer periods of stay. Incredibly, Bigelow is now […]
