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November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

Insight Mission to Mars

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

Will You Still Need Me? Now I’m sixty-four.

One more time around the Sun … could it ever get old?

Still, so much to say. Still, so much to do. Despite life’s grief, despite dashed expectations. I will always love us.

The Balloon Mission Raising the Bar for Exoplanet Science February 12, 2026
DOI: arXiv:2602.04840 | arXiv:2602.04840v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE) is a balloon-borne mission dedicated to measuring spectroscopic phase curves of hot Jupiter-type exoplanets. Phase curve measurements can be used to characterize an exoplanet's longitude-dependent atmospheric composition and energy circulation patterns. EXCITE carries a 0.5 m primary mirror and moderate resolution […]
Massive Venus Lava Tube Detected Using Data From NASA’s Long-Defunct Magellan Spacecraft February 12, 2026
NASA’s Magellan Mission to Venus is the gift the keeps on giving, providing Italian researchers with the first solid detection of a massive subsurface lava tube on Venus. They detail their findings in a new paper appearing in the journal Nature Communications.
SpaceX Makes a Huge Pivot, Wants to Build on the Moon Instead February 11, 2026
The commercial space giant SpaceX, which Elon Musk founded in 2002 to build a self-sustaining city on Mars, is no longer focusing on the Red Planet. According to a recent statement on X, SpaceX is now pivoting to the Moon as its intended destination for a human settlement.
New Sungrazer Comet A1 MAPS Could Be Bright in Early April If It Survives Perihelion February 11, 2026
In a clockwork predictable Universe, comets and how they will ultimately perform is always a big wild card. A new sungrazer comet discovered at the start of this year has given astronomers pause. C/2026 A1 MAPS could put on a memorable if brief show in early April, if it doesn’t join the long list of […]
The Radical Propulsion Needed to Catch the Solar Gravitational Lens February 11, 2026
Sending a mission to the Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly some of its cities. But, the SGL is somewhere around 650-900 AU away, making it almost 4 times farther than even Voyager 1 has traveled […]