Like many people, I was was saddened to hear about the crash of Virgin Galactic's Space Ship Two on a test flight yesterday, which resulted in the death of one of the pilots and the serious injury of the other. It is far too soon to say what caused the crash. That will have to wait… Continue reading Virgin Galactic: what next ?
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First Humans on the Moon
Originally Posted July 2014 -Updated April 2026 On 20 July 2014 it was the 45th anniversary of the first crewed Moon landing. To commemorate this. I thought that I'd re-post an earlier article which discussed the first Moon landings. My next article, which I will post next week, will be on the subject of space… Continue reading First Humans on the Moon
Pluto may be wearing a dark belt of moon dust
An interesting blog post I found today. Did you know that Pluto, which is only one sixth the mass of the moon, used to be classified as a planet? However, in 2006 it was re-classified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union.
How Would We Get to Enceladus ? (a brief overview)
Updated 10 December 2025 This post continues my previous two posts on Saturn's icy Moon Enceladus which many scientists now believe is the most likely place in the solar system, other than the Earth, to harbour life. and discusses how we might get there Image from NASA There are two possibilities . (a) the… Continue reading How Would We Get to Enceladus ? (a brief overview)
Enceladus what kind of life ?
As stated in my previous post NASA's Cassini probe has shown that Saturn's moon Enceladus not only has an thin atmosphere, but that volcanoes of water are erupting from its surface into space. Even more remarkable has been its discovery, that these volcanoes contain the raw chemicals which are the building blocks for life. Image from NASA The question which really… Continue reading Enceladus what kind of life ?
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