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Light Sailing
Is it possible to sail on light? This question was asked hundreds of years ago and answered relatively recently.
Artemis II Mission
Launch into a mini photo tour of the Artemis II mission!
Mailbox, January 2025
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Pictures and Poems, January 2025
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Mailbox, July 2023
Rocket Signs
The January 2022 article for this column showed ways to tell the difference between meteors, airplanes, and satellites in the night sky. This month we are explaining some of the phenomena associated...
End of the Trail, July 2023: Northern Lights
Photo © Todd Salat. When I first saw this splendid photo on Spaceweather.com, I knew I wanted to use it to illustrate an article touching on various phenomena some of you, our readers, have seen and...
SpaceX and the Fireball
SpaceX launch and fireball. Photo © Jason Rinehart. The skies were dark from the Pine Tree overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I had come here on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, to...
Satellites
I enjoy relaxing and watching the darkness of night extinguish the distractions of daytime, as the tranquil beauty of the silent stars appears. We’re used to those stars holding still, but at times...
From the Editor’s Quill, January 2022: Starlink Satellites
“Look up there! That is those satellites!” I exclaimed to Cheryl. “Get the phone on video and get on them as fast as you can!”We were returning home from a long day in the forest, when I looked up...