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Definitely. However, unfortunately, a boring explanation is usually the correct explanation. Remember the star that was thought to be surrounded by a Dyson sphere and ended up just being dust? Before we get too excited, let's consider that the phosphine was most likely produced by...

I was thinking about the upcoming SpaceX DM-2 flight and how Bob and Doug have hopefully kept their life insurance policies paid up in case something happens during the mission, but it got me thinking about life insurance for astronauts. Can they get life insurance, and if so, is it at normal...

Thank God this happened during testing rather than during the planned DM-2 mission. Not only would people have died, but I can't imagine that NASA would ever trust SpaceX to send up astronauts on their rockets again. This is yet another reminder that spaceflight is very dangerous business.

In my personal opinion, I believe that big, bloated space agencies like NASA have had their time (with Apollo 11 being the pinnacle of NASA's achievements). Now, there are private companies that run leaner and meaner without all of the red tape and politics involved with big government...

I performed the TEI from the Moon and I've noticed that PeD of Earth gradually increases under time acceleration, and thus a few course corrections are needed. What causes that?

The air conditioner is the environmental control system, rack and pinion + wheels is the gimbal, power steering pump is the gimbal motor, the steering wheel itself is the hand controller, the radio is the communication system, the GPS is the guidance and navigation system, fuel gauge shows the...

Yes, they are closed. When I flip the CSM/LM Sep 2 switch, the only thing that happens is that the docking probe detaches from the top of the CM. The CSM does not separate from the LM. I tried restarting the scenario and flipping the CSM/LM 1 Final switch instead, and the same thing happens...

I'm trying to get the CSM to separate from the LM in the Apollo 11 scenario in NASSP 7. I've gone through the checklist and for some reason it isn't happening. Is this a bug or operator error?

I just discovered this project, and I can't wait for the full version to come out. Funding is over $150 million and the ambitions for this game keep rising. It's amazing doing a YouTube search for star citizen and looking at the incredible detail of the ships, planets, and cities. This...

Anyone see the new Passengers movie? *Spoilers below!!!* I just watched it and really enjoyed the space ship. It is what comes to mind when I think of a ship for a long interstellar cruise. The detail for the different rooms in the ship and the space scenes were amazing. The whole love...

Just remember to be grateful for every minute you are alive on Earth because it could be close to your last, and you don't know it. Heart attacks are unexpected and it could happen to any of us at any time. Hope she pulls through okay.

Has anyone seen this movie? I checked it out from Redbox and it is about a man's 9 month journey to Mars. I found it to be quite interesting and very well made, surprising considering the tiny budget and complete lack of media attention. I'd give it an 8/10.

2001, Apollo 13, the old Star Wars movies (not the prequels), Total Recall (the one with Arnold Schwarzenegger), Starship Troopers, Alien (the first one only). Fifth Element, Men in Black, and Independencee Day are great quasi-space movies.

*SPOILERS BELOW* I'd say one thing that bugged me slightly was the scene where George Clooney lets go of Sandra Bullock and drifts off. What is pulling him away from her? If she just lightly pulled him, he would start moving in her direction and he would be saved. Then I told myself that his...

Same here. The visuals were absolutely breathtaking in 3-D. I'm afraid of heights, and I actually felt somewhat nauseous when Earth was in the background! I loved seeing the Hubble, ISS, and the Chinese station. The fact that they were all close to each other in the movie didn't bother me...

8 hours. How much time do I actually sleep? Generally 7 hours during the work week and 8-9 hours on the weekends.

Get a meteorite! This one is a fragment of the Sikhote Alin meteorite that fell in Russia in 1947. Apparently 70 tons of material was dropped after it exploded, so there's plenty to go around. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhote-Alin_meteorite The fragments that you can buy cost around...

I found a website that has pictures of exoplanets, but of course they all just look like colored blobs. I wonder if we have the ability to resolve details of the surface of these exoplanets to the point where you can make out land masses, oceans, and ice caps. It seems like you would just need...

I think about the vastness of the universe and wonder if there are billions of planets with life on them, many with advanced life, and then I start to wonder if we truly are alone. Then I start to wonder if we are really living in a dream state, that Earth and the universe, and even the house...

Just wondering....