• Why does NASA want Cool the Yellowstone Volcano?

    Why does NASA want Cool the Yellowstone Volcano?

    This feels like the plot to a movie, but it’s real life.  NASA is putting a plan together to ensure that the Yellowstone Caldera, which is a volcano, doesn’t actually erupt in our life time.  The consequences could be devastating if the volcano did erupt.  And it did, but that was 70,000 years ago.  Because…

  • Elon Musk Gives Us The First Look at the SpaceX Spacesuit

    Elon Musk Gives Us The First Look at the SpaceX Spacesuit

    Elon Musk posted the first official photo of his SpaceX suit on Instagram this morning.  Teasing that more details would come out in the next few days.  Musk said that the suit actually works, and was tested to double vacuum pressure.  The suit itself looks very “spacey”.  Musk notes that it was “incredibly hard” to…

  • Donate Your Eclipse Glasses For Children to See the Next Solar Eclipse

    Donate Your Eclipse Glasses For Children to See the Next Solar Eclipse

    The eclipse is officially over, so what are you going to do with your eclipse glasses?  After all, the next time you will see a solar eclipse in North America will be in 2024.  You could toss the glasses in the garage, or you could hold on to them and further clutter up your desk…