Journey to an Icy World
Launched on October 14, 2024, NASA's Europa Clipper has begun an ambitious mission to study Jupiter's second Galiliean moon, a mission long believed to have conditions fit for life.
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What is Epilepsy and What Should We Know About it?
What do Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon Bonaparte, Neil Young and Prince have in common? They all had epilepsy.
There are over 40 medications for treatment, various devices to help control seizures, as well as surgery, and still, a third of the patients, or 1.2 million people in the nation, aren’t able to control their epilepsy. (From DiscoverMagazine.com)
There are over 40 medications for treatment, various devices to help control seizures, as well as surgery, and still, a third of the patients, or 1.2 million people in the nation, aren’t able to control their epilepsy. (From DiscoverMagazine.com)
A Fall Jaunt to Lexington, Kentucky's Idyllic Horse Farms
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships has always been associated with the best horses that Thoroughbred racing has to offer. This year, the grand annual event returns to Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, but the famed racecourse should not be your only stop if you’ve made it to the “horse racing capital of the world” for the competition.
The life of a Mars rover driver
Today, more people than ever are working remotely, managing their projects and submitting reports from afar. But there are a select few who have the most extreme version of remote work imaginable: piloting a complex, cutting-edge machine sitting on another world.
Journey to an Icy World
Launched on October 14, 2024, NASA's Europa Clipper has begun an ambitious mission to study Jupiter's second Galiliean moon, a mission long believed to have conditions fit for life.
Exoplanet hunters: What it takes to find needles in the cosmic haystacks
A purely hypothetical field a few decades ago, exoplanet hunters inhabit one of the most dynamic areas in astronomy today. For the exoplanet hunters themselves, these discoveries are not just scientific data points; they are windows into the universe’s vast and varied architecture.
Lava tubes: Nature's shelters for cosmic colonization | Astronomy.com
Utilizing lava tubes as habitats has garnered both fascination and skepticism. Are these natural formations the answer to space dwellings?
In the realm of space exploration and potential colonization, the concept of utilizing caves – particularly lava tubes – as habitats has garnered both fascination and skepticism.
In the realm of space exploration and potential colonization, the concept of utilizing caves – particularly lava tubes – as habitats has garnered both fascination and skepticism.
First Wheels on Mars: Pathfinder's 25th Anniversary
In 1997, Mars Pathfinder and its 23-pound Sojourner rover marked a special July 4 celebration. (From the National Space Society's Ad Astra, Summer 2022. Copyright 2022 by the NSS. All rights reserved).
Super-Earths and the quest to understand our place in the cosmos
Worlds larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune, super-Earths are absent from our solar system. But evidence suggests they are quite common in the Milky Way. (Published on Astronomy.com)
Citizen Scientists: Integral Parts of Space Exploration
Shortly after midnight on the morning of May 31, 2020, Clyd Foster was observing Jupiter from his hoome in South Africa when he noticed something a little different. (From the National Space Society's Ad Astra, Fall 2022. Copyright 2022 by the NSS. All rights reserved).
What is Epilepsy and What Should We Know About it?
What do Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon Bonaparte, Neil Young and Prince have in common? They all had epilepsy.
There are over 40 medications for treatment, various devices to help control seizures, as well as surgery, and still, a third of the patients, or 1.2 million people in the nation, aren’t able to control their epilepsy. (From DiscoverMagazine.com)
There are over 40 medications for treatment, various devices to help control seizures, as well as surgery, and still, a third of the patients, or 1.2 million people in the nation, aren’t able to control their epilepsy. (From DiscoverMagazine.com)
A Fall Jaunt to Lexington, Kentucky's Idyllic Horse Farms
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships has always been associated with the best horses that Thoroughbred racing has to offer. This year, the grand annual event returns to Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, but the famed racecourse should not be your only stop if you’ve made it to the “horse racing capital of the world” for the competition.
Roving Distant Worlds: A new generation of rovers will be exploration's best friends
The future of planetary exploration does not lie solely with the 2,000-pound flagship rovers we've seen traversing Mars. (From the National Space Society's Ad Astra, Fall 2022. Copyright 2022 by the NSS. All rights reserved).
The life of a Mars rover driver
Today, more people than ever are working remotely, managing their projects and submitting reports from afar. But there are a select few who have the most extreme version of remote work imaginable: piloting a complex, cutting-edge machine sitting on another world.
A Dragonfly on Titan
The text was from Ken Hibbard's colleague Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle, Principle Investigator on the Dragonfly mission. (From the National Space Society's Ad Astra, Spring 2020, Copyright 2020 by the NSS, all rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.)
Your Guide to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
A tiny patch of space that contains thousands of galaxies. A stunning peek inside a cloud of dust and gas that reveals baby star systems. Crisp views of the outer planets, year after year.
Growing and Healing: Vets Struggling With Trauma Work Down on the Farm
Chris Dorsey knew something was wrong; he just didn’t know what. (From ARMY magazine, March 2020, Vol. 70, No. 3. Copyright 2020 by the Association of the U.S. Army, all rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.)
15 Interesting Things To Do In Kentucky •
When most people think of Kentucky, the first two attractions that come to mind are horses and bourbon.
This Is How Autocrats Quietly Take Over and What You Can Do About It
In the past two decades, a slide from democracy toward autocracy has been a consistent global theme. Across various countries—some young and fragile, others long considered unassailable—democracies appear to be folding in on themselves. The weight of history, however, has often taught citizens to expect that parliaments, courts, and other safeguards will hold firm. Yet, as the past is starting to show, they do not always stand up to leaders who wield the slow, methodical tools of backsliding....