Lifelong amateur astronomer, 2014 & 2015 board member of the Warren Astronomical Society, and a volunteer NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. In recent years, I've been doing increasing amounts of Astronomy Outreach and lecturing about space science. I'm determined to improve Astronomy education in Michigan, and throughout the US. Asteroids and Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are a rather "Big Thing" with me.
Brother Guy Consolmagno and Father Paul Mueller have written a new book: “Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?: . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers’ In-box at the Vatican Observatory” Br. Guy provided me with the following from the … Continue reading →
David J. Eicher, editor of Astronomy Magazine, has written a new book: “Comets! Visitors From Deep Space.” David posted the following excerpt from the book on “Dave’s Universe” – his blog at Astronomy.com “Come to think of it, that’s one … Continue reading →
A map released by NASA’s Near Earth Object (NEO) Program reveals that small asteroids frequently enter and disintegrate in the Earth’s atmosphere with random distribution around the globe. Released to the scientific community, the map visualizes data gathered by U.S. … Continue reading →
These incredible images show the breathtaking journey of Rosetta’s Philae lander as it approached and then rebounded from its first touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014. The mosaic comprises a series of images captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera … Continue reading →
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft comes out of hibernation for the last time on 6 Dec. 2014. Between now and then, while the Pluto-bound probe enjoys three more weeks of electronic slumber, work on Earth is well under way to prepare … Continue reading →
Rosetta’s lander has completed its primary science mission after nearly 57 hours on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. So much hard work.. getting tired… my battery voltage is approaching the limit soon now pic.twitter.com/GHl4B8NPzm — Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 14, 2014 After being … Continue reading →