Brad Sylvester on September 17, 2020 An image shared on Facebook claims a map shows that wildfires stop at the U.S.’s borders with Canada and Mexico. Verdict: False The map only appears to show U.S. wildfire data. Both Canada and Mexico are also experiencing wildfires, according to NASA’s fire map. Fact Check: The post shows…
In Greek mythology, Psyche was a woman of such beauty that she inspired jealousy in the love goddess Venus. The 19th-century Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis named a massive asteroid after her. How appropriate that it turns out that 16 Psyche, one of the biggest asteroids in the asteroid belt, is made out of a…
Alex Christy on November 27, 2018 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is already looking forward to the future after NASA successfully landed its InSight Mars Lander on Monday. “This accomplishment represents the ingenuity of America and our international partners and it serves as a testament to the dedication and perseverance of our team. The best of NASA…
by Chris White [social_warfare] NASA is ordering an investigation into SpaceX’s culture and commitment to safety after company CEO Elon Musk took a hit off a marijuana cigarette in September on a livestreamed podcast. The agency’s review will look at both Boeing and SpaceX, both of which are responsible for transporting astronauts to the International Space…
Jessica Kramer on August 10, 2018 Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin called President Donald Trump’s Space Force proposal “one giant leap in the right direction” on Friday. Aldrin, the second man to step on the moon in 1969, announced on Twitter his support for the president’s potential extension of the military. One giant leap in the…
President Donald Trump announced plans for the Pentagon to create a United States Space Force, earlier this week. Some are more enthusiastic than others about a new branch of the armed forces. Supporters chanted, “Space Force!” at a Trump rally two days ago. Astronaut and anti-gun activist Mark Kelly called Space Force a “Dumb Idea” earlier…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A Harvard professor moved boys’ NASA shirts into the girls’ section at Target to fight sexism in a photo she posted to Twitter Monday, only to be told by Target that the store sells girls’ NASA shirts. Katie Hinde, a Harvard human evolutionary biology professor and blogger, tweeted a photo of boys’…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Most global climate models are underestimating increased rainfall caused by global warming, according to a study released Monday. NASA and four universities compared climate data from 1995 to 2005 to 23 climate model simulations for the same period. More than 70 percent of the climate models underestimated the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett NASA announced Wednesday it’s building a space probe to touch the sun. The Parker Solar Probe (PSP), or Solar Probe Plus, is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2018. The probe will orbit within four million miles of the sun’s surface, through its outer corona, to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The U.S. military needs to prepare for combat in outer space to win the wars of the future, according to a major rocket scientist. The military awarded a major contract to build an unmanned space plane, the XS-1, to Boeing Wednesday. The XS-1 will help ensure the U.S. military’s…