Let's Get Off This Rock Already!
An Author's Adventures in Space Travel, Science Fiction, and Worlds Beyond
I missed some interesting news a couple months ago, and I'm guessing you did, too. The launch of China's Tianwen-2 on May 28 took place without much fanfare. Just one space probe among many. Except, it isn't—China is flexing its muscles with an ambitious two-in-one mission, which will not only expand the nation's scientific knowledge... Continue Reading →
An astronomy pop quiz for you: How large does a planet have to be before it can have a natural satellite of its own? It's a trick question, you see. There's no lower limit. In fact, moons aren't just the province of planetary-mass bodies like Jupiter, Pluto, and our own Planet Earth---asteroids have them, too.... Continue Reading →
When I was young, Ceres and Pluto were the biggest blank spots on the map of the Solar System. Most of the other interesting places had been long since explored, from Mercury all the way out to the moons of Neptune, but when I opened my astronomy books to the two minor planets, I saw... Continue Reading →
