• Large Asteroid Phaethon Will Come Close to the Earth in December

    Large Asteroid Phaethon Will Come Close to the Earth in December

    Russian astronomers have revealed that a gigantic asteroid, known as 3200 Phaethon will come quite close to the Earth in December.  This particular asteroid is thought to cause the Geminids meteor shower which will take place sometime between December 13 and December 14.  It will cause hundreds of bright meteors to illuminate the night sky as…

  • Will We Actually Experience More Earthquakes in 2018?

    Will We Actually Experience More Earthquakes in 2018?

    I don’t live in an earthquake-prone area of the world, but I did live through an earthquake when I was in university.  It was nothing.  But that didn’t mean it didn’t scare me a little.  Why did it scare me?  Well, its hard to explain but I thought about how it could have been worse. …

  • Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    This is a really interesting topic, in my opinion.  And something that I hadn’t thought about until now, but biological contamination is a real thing and I’m not just talking about on our planet.  How does NASA defend against microbial invaders from outer space?  Conversely, how can NASA prevent biological contamination from Earth to outer…