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Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad — Kindle Edition
In a world hostile to space travel, a former Astronaut has a dream to travel the stars--so he steal's NASA's forbidden starship designs and starts building the ship himself, only to get caught up in a perilous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger between two alien superpowers fighting over Earth.
One Way
So you want to go to Mars? One Way? Are you sure?
Another Man’s Terrorist — Kindle Edition
In a war far into the future, two young refugees, orphaned by insurgent violence on their home planet, flee behind the lines to make a new life for themselves. But when the turmoil they sought to escape beats them to their new home, thirteen year old Jessica Ratcliff must find peace for her small family while learning the true difference between friend and enemy.
Where’s the Cat? — Kindle Edition
On a long cargo flight to the outer solar system, Pauline gets a visitor she didn't expect and learns of a marvelous friend she never knew she had.
Into the Dark–Escape of the Nomad — Original Paperback
In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger.
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- Chaos reigns in detailed new views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa May 4, 2020Scientists have gotten their best look to date at three chaotic patches on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa thanks to decade-old images from a long-defunct spacecraft.
- Elon Musk shows off Starship prototype's rocket engine ahead of test fire (photo) May 4, 2020SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just tweeted an image looking up at the belly of the latest Starship prototype, the SN4, which is on the test stand ahead of a key engine firing.
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- Scientists keep debunking 'monster black hole' discovery. So, what's the deal with binary system LB1? May 4, 2020As scientists continue to weigh in, one thing is clear: the "monster black hole" discovered in 2019 doesn't exist.
- Pictures from space! Our image of the day May 4, 2020An astronaut on board the International Space Station captured almost all of Mexico in a single shot while photographing planet Earth from inside the station's Cupola observatory.
- On This Day in Space! May 4, 2011: 1st official 'Star Wars' Day celebration May 4, 2020On May 4, 2011, the first organized "Star Wars" Day celebration happened in Toronto. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
- The starry dusty field from the core of our Milky Way galaxy (photo) May 4, 2020A panoramic view of the Milky Way galaxy's dusty core reveals several colorful deep-space nebulas.
- The moon isn't 'dead': Ridges on lunar surface show signs of recent tectonic activity May 4, 2020The moon isn't "dead" after all: Newly discovered ridges on the moon's surface are leading scientists to think that the moon might have an active tectonic system.
- There are two kinds of sunspots on the sun right now amid solar cycle change May 4, 2020The sun offers plenty of brainteasers: Right now, for instance, it's sporting magnetic knots formed by two different cycles — simultaneously.
- The UAE is going to Mars. Here's the plan for its Hope orbiter. May 4, 2020The United Arab Emirates had its sights set on Mars the day before it launched its second satellite ever.
- 'Star Wars': Summary of the franchise and its effect on space technology May 4, 2020A long time ago — roughly four decades — the world was introduced to Jedi knights, lightsabers, droids and the Force. Before long, elements of the space fantasy had an effect on real-life space technology.
- A small asteroid the size of a bus will fly safely by Earth today May 3, 2020A newly discovered asteroid about the size of a bus will zip safely by Earth today (May 3), passing at a distance just over halfway to the moon.
- How amateur satellite trackers are keeping an 'eye' on objects around the Earth May 3, 2020Around the planet, a loosely knit but closely woven band of amateurs monitor the whereabouts of satellites — be they secretive spacecraft, rocket stages, orbital debris or lost space probes.
- Where do baby magnetars come from? Mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may provide clues. May 3, 2020Magnetars — highly magnetized, rapidly rotating super-dense stars — are among the most enigmatic creatures to inhabit the cosmos and their origins are shrouded in mystery.
- The top space stories of the week! May 2, 2020These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
NASAWatch
- Inconsistent COVID-19 Messaging From NASA Kennedy May 29, 2020Bridenstine says that NASA has to protect the workforce at KSC. After #Demo2 there are Mars 2020 and Crew-1 launches.— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 29, 2020 The visitor center is going to be open and we expect that visitors will follow guidelines for social distancing. But mission essential personnel will be protected - @JimBridnestine— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch […]
- Eric Trump's Brother-In-Law Is The New Deputy NASA Chief Of Staff. Seriously. May 28, 2020Kyle Yunaska Named Deputy Chief of Staff At NASA Headquarters "NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named Kyle Yunaska as the agency's Deputy Chief of Staff. ... Yunaska also served as the Principal Deputy Director and Chief of Staff for DOE's Office of Policy and held several advisory roles throughout the Department. Prior to his work at DO […]
- Space Force Really Wants To Take Over All Of NASA's Stuff May 28, 2020- Wired: Space Force. Tired: NASA, earlier post - Space Force Has The Air Force Academy. Why Doesn't NASA Have A Space Academy?, earlier post - Space Force Really Wants To Be Star Fleet, earlier post - Space Force Is Using NASA Spacecraft As A Recruiting Tool, earlier post - The New Space Force Uniforms Need Some Space Colors, earlier post […]
- Oh, Hello Elon May 28, 2020.@realDonaldTrump reacts as @elonmusk walks into the pre-launch briefing before the scrubbed flight of SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 at Kennedy Space Center, Fl. pic.twitter.com/l2UpXIGvq9— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) May 27, 2020
- Gettin' ready to launch a spaceship May 27, 2020SpaceX: "How are you guys doin' in there?"Dragon: "gettin' ready to launch a spaceship"#Demo2 #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/cV43Jpv865— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 27, 2020
- America's Excitement for #LaunchAmerica Is Not Equally Distributed May 27, 2020"Heat map" shows both excitement & lack of interest that @NASA generates based on social media audiences. Places where space hardware is built & launched are dark purple. The rest of America - not so much. It should all be deep purple. Just sayin' @JimBridenstine #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/XHxTaVnnIW— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 27 […]
- Russia Says Nyet To Artemis Accords May 27, 2020Russia will not accept attempts to privatize the Moon, says Roscosmos CEO, TASS "Attempts to privatize the Moon run counter to international law, CEO of Russia's Roscosmos State Space Agency Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday. "We will not, in any case, accept any attempts to privatize the […]
- PBS NewsHour On Demo-2 May 27, 2020"It has been nearly a decade since an American space crew last lifted off from U.S. soil in a spacecraft built here. That's expected to change Wednesday afternoon with the relaunch of manned space flight. But the occasion will be very different from past launches, as this time, a private company is leading the way as a NASA partner. Miles O'Br […]
- Astronaut Breakfast Menus Are Now Secret May 26, 2020Keith's note: I asked a question at a media event today. During Apollo NASA went out of their way to lets us know everything about astronauts including what they eat. Yesterday a reporter asked a simple routine question and got a routine 'I don't know - I'll get back to you response'. Another reporter followed up and got a response t […]
- The Greatest Generation - And The Artemis Generation May 24, 2020Keith's note: I am currently writing a piece now about the so-called "Artemis Generation", a phrase coined by NASA. Will they rise above things that now confront them or succumb to them? I am not sure. My Dad grew up during The Great Depression and then endured World War II - nearly being killed by a V-2 impact in London. From the sacrifice of […]
LiveScience.com – Top Stories
- Space Force launches robotic X-37B space plane on new mystery mission May 17, 2020The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane successfully launched on its sixth mystery mission from Florida today (May 17).Amy Thompson
- Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates May 17, 2020Among the top coronavirus news out today are: There are now 4.66 million COVID-19 cases worldwide. Madagascar records first COVID-19 death.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Amazing images: The best science photos of the week May 17, 2020Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.LiveScience Staff
- Launch of secret X-37B space plane delayed by bad weather May 16, 2020The U.S. Space Force's next secret mission of a robotic X-37B space plane has been delayed at least 24 hours after bad weather thwarted a launch attempt today (May 16).Tariq Malik
- Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail May 16, 2020Melting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age.Mindy Weisberger
- 1st super-fast pulsar found snacking on its companion in far-flung star cluster May 16, 2020China's FAST radio telescope has uncovered the first known pulsar in the star cluster Messier 92. The super-fast pulsating object forms one part of an eclipsing binary.Gemma Lavender
- Coronavirus in the US: Latest COVID-19 news and case counts May 15, 2020The U.S. has now confirmed more than 1.45 million COVID-19 cases. To date, at least 87,991 individuals in the U.S. have died from the coronavirus causing COVID-19.Live Science Staff
- South Carolina: Latest updates on Coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in South Carolina and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.Brandon Specktor
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- Oklahoma: Latest updates on Coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's information on the number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.Brandon Specktor
- New Hampshire: Latest updates on coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in New Hampshire and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.Mindy Weisberger
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- 2 Washington cases of 'COVID-19-like illness' in December raise questions about when disease arrived in US May 15, 2020The findings suggest the virus might have arrived in the U.S. earlier than thought.Rachael Rettner
- Michigan: Latest updates on Coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's a look at the latest on the coronavirus in Michigan.Laura Geggel
- Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane May 15, 2020There's a microwave power experiment heading to space Saturday (May 16) aboard the Air Force's secretive X-37B spaceplane. Researchers hope it could lead to a new global power source.Rafi Letzter
- Nevada: Latest updates on coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Nevada and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.Mindy Weisberger
- Maryland and Washington, DC: Latest updates on coronavirus May 15, 2020Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Washington, DC.Laura Geggel
- Nebraska: Latest updates on coronavirus May 15, 2020Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Nebraska, and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.Mindy Weisberger
- Maine: Latest updates on Coronavirus May 15, 2020Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maine.Laura Geggel
Discovery Space News
- Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
- Collapsing Cosmic Clouds Birth Black Hole Monsters May 24, 2016Supermassive black holes occupy all known galaxies, but astronomers have little idea how they formed. Now space telescopes have found a clue.
- Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
- NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016While coasting through the outer solar system, NASA's New Horizons is busying itself with astronomical observations of a distant Kuiper Belt Object.
- Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
- See the Red Planet with Your Own Eyes This Weekend May 21, 2016Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
- Extreme Exoplanets Reveal Migration Mystery May 20, 2016A star hosting 4 massive gas giant exoplanets has been spotted -- is this how our solar system looked in its ancient past?
- How to Form Io's Mountains? Just Squeeze! May 20, 2016On Earth, mountains form along tectonic boundaries, but Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, is awash with molten rock and dotted with solitary mountains -- how did they form?
- DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016DNews sits down with U.C. Berkeley astronomy professor Chung-Pei Ma to learn all about supermassive black holes, including one nearby that's just honking huge.
- LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.
SpaceRef
- Catching A Space Cargo Droid May 29, 2020Japan's HTV-9 cargo ship nears the Canadarm2 robotic arm.Keith Cowing
- Orbital View Of Tropical Storm Bertha Organizing May 29, 2020The second tropical storm of the North Atlantic Ocean hurricane season has formed off the coast of South Carolina. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Bertha as it was organizing.Keith Cowing
- Distance From The Brightest Stars Is Key To Preserving Primordial Discs May 29, 2020The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was used to conduct a three-year study of the crowded, massive and young star cluster Westerlund 2.Keith Cowing
- A Long-lived Sharp Disruption on the Lower Clouds of Venus May 29, 2020Planetary-scale waves are thought to play a role in powering the yet-unexplained atmospheric superrotation of Venus.Keith Cowing
- SpaceX And NASA Reschedule Demo-2 Launch Date May 28, 2020After Wednesday's scrub due to weather, NASA and SpaceX have targeted Saturday, May 30, for the next launch attempt for the Demo-2 mission.Keith Cowing
- Novel Insight Reveals Topological Tangle In Unexpected Corner Of The Universe May 28, 2020Just as a literature buff might explore a novel for recurring themes, physicists and mathematicians search for repeating structures present throughout nature.Keith Cowing
- NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 26 May, 2020 - Anticipating Arrival of Two Astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon May 27, 2020The Expedition 63 crew is getting ready for the launch and arrival this week of two NASA astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.Marc Boucher
- SpaceX Falcon 9 With Crew Dragon Greets The Dawn May 27, 2020A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, Monday, May 25, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Keith Cowing
- MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss May 27, 2020Five years after NASA's MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere.Keith Cowing
- Astronomers Create Cloud Atlas for Hot Jupiter-Like Exoplanets May 27, 2020Giant planets in our solar system and circling other stars have exotic clouds unlike anything on Earth, and the gas giants orbiting close to their stars -- so-called hot Jupiters -- boast the most extreme.Keith Cowing
Space Flight Now
- Managers weigh weather odds in deciding next Crew Dragon launch attempt May 29, 2020Mission managers are weighing a motley mix of weather models, safety criteria and astronaut workload considerations as they decide when SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft might have the best chance to launch from the Kennedy Space Center.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX Starship test vehicle explodes moments after test-firing May 29, 2020A full-size prototype of SpaceX's Starship violently exploded in South Texas moments after a test-firing of its Raptor engine Friday, dealing a setback to the company's next-generation reusable rocket program.Stephen Clark
- Stormy weather delays Crew Dragon launch to Saturday May 27, 2020Stormy weather across Florida's Space Coast forced SpaceX to call off the long-awaited launch of two astronauts aboard the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first piloted flight to orbit from U.S. soil in nearly nine years.William Harwood
- NASA adding new television views for SpaceX crew launch May 27, 2020NASA’s live television coverage of the first human spaceflight to take off from the Kennedy Space Center in nearly nine years will include features familiar to launch viewers, and new camera views to document the historic flight of astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station.Stephen Clark
- Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX reschedule crew launch for Saturday May 27, 2020NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken boarded a Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday for a launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but stormy weather kept the flight grounded. The next opportunity to launch the first crewed mission since 2011 from the Florida spaceport is scheduled for Saturday at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GM […]Stephen Clark
- Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon on eve of launch May 26, 2020SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft were lowered horizontal on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center the day before launch, allowing teams to address an issue with a chilled water loop near the top of the strongback structure.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX crew launch comes with new weather constraints for downrange aborts May 26, 2020Mission managers will be closely monitoring the weather for the first launch of astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, not just around the Kennedy Space Center, but along a corridor stretching thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean in case the crew capsule has to escape from its Falcon 9 rocket during the climb into orbit.Stephen Clark
- Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flight May 25, 2020Making its first flight, a privately-funded air-launched rocket developed and built by Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit failed to reach space Monday after release from the company's modified 747 carrier airplane over the Pacific Ocean.Stephen Clark
- Crew Dragon astronauts, both married to veteran space fliers, share unique bond May 25, 2020It's one thing to watch a spouse blast off on a rocketship, especially when the spacecraft is making its first flight with people on board. But it's altogether another matter when the anxious spouse is an astronaut as well.William Harwood
- HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space station May 25, 2020The last of Japan's current series of HTV cargo freighters arrived at the International Space Station Monday with a fresh set of lithium-ion batteries, ready for installation on the research lab's solar power truss after the scheduled docking of a two-man crew on a SpaceX Dragon spaceship later this week.Stephen Clark
SpaceRef — Mars News
- MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss May 27, 2020Five years after NASA's MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere.
- Mars Perseverance Rover's Rocket Arrives May 22, 2020The United Launch Alliance booster for NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is offloaded from the Antonov 124 cargo aircraft at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on May 19, 2020.
- Curiosity Rover Finds Clues To Chilly Ancient Mars Buried In Rocks May 20, 2020By studying the chemical elements on Mars today -- including carbon and oxygen -- scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a planet that once had the conditions necessary to support life.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Goes Through Trials by Fire, Ice, Light and Sound May 19, 2020The agency's new Mars rover is put through a series of tests in vacuum chambers, acoustic chambers and more to get ready for the Red Planet.
- What Is Mars Made Of? May 15, 2020Earth-based experiments on iron-sulfur alloys thought to comprise the core of Mars reveal details about the planet's seismic properties for the first time.
- Perseverance Rover Mission Getting in Shape for Launch May 8, 2020Engineers working on NASA's Perseverance rover mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have begun the process of placing the Mars-bound rover and other spacecraft components into the configuration they'll be in as they ride on top of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
- Mars Perseverance Descent Stage Preparations May 7, 2020Engineers perform mass properties testing on the rocket-powered descent stage of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover at Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 2020.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Look at Mars Through These 'Eyes' May 4, 2020A pair of zoomable cameras will help scientists and rover drivers with high-resolution color images.
- Alabama High School Student Names NASA's Mars Helicopter April 30, 2020Destined to become the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, NASA's Mars Helicopter officially has received a new name: Ingenuity.
- Mars Helicopter Installed On Mars Perseverance Rover April 29, 2020NASA's Mars Helicopter is installed on the agency's Mars Perseverance rover inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2020.
SpaceX
- Crew Demo-2 May 27, 2020
- Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio May 27, 2020
- Crew Dragon In-Flight Escape Demonstration Recap May 1, 2020
- Starlink Mission April 22, 2020
- Starlink Mission March 18, 2020
- CRS-20 Mission March 7, 2020
- Crew Dragon’s First Demonstration Mission | One-Year Launch Anniversary March 2, 2020
- Starlink Mission February 17, 2020
- Starlink Mission January 29, 2020
- Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration January 19, 2020
Spacewire
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- Next NASA Advisory Council Meeting Postponed
- Eight US Manufacturers Selected to Make NASA COVID-19 Ventilator
- NASA Selects 21 Proposals to Support Crew Health and Performance in Astronauts on Missions to the Moon and Mars
- NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #901 29 May 2020 (Space Life Science Research Results)
- NASA SMD Releases the new Science Plan: Science 2020-2024: A Vision for Scientific Excellence
- NASA ROSES-20 Amendment 25: D.7 Strategic Astrophysics Technology Not Solicited This Year
- Charon: A brief history of tides
- Rocklines as Cradles for Cosmic Spherules
- Demonstrating high-precision photometry with a CubeSat: ASTERIA observations of 55 Cancri e
NASA Image of the Day
- Hubble Sees Brilliant Tapestry of Stars May 29, 2020The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resembles a glittering fireworks display in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
- Imagining Another Earth May 28, 2020This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
- Sunrise from Launch Complex 39A May 27, 2020A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at sunrise as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
- Leroy Chiao Makes a Bubble in Space May 26, 2020In this iconic image, Staion Commander Leroy Chiao of NASA watches a water bubble float between him and the camera.
- SpaceX Demo-2 Rollout May 22, 2020A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission.
- SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Arrives at Kennedy Space Center May 21, 2020NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley listen as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks after the crew arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.
- Annie and John Glenn Arrive for the Gemini IV Flight May 20, 2020Annie and John Glenn arrive at the Mission Control Center for the Gemini IV launch on June 4, 1965. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, MercuryGreen Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury
- Mercury Meets Crescent VenusMercury Meets Crescent Venus
- Reflecting the International Space StationStill bathed in sunlight, the
- Earth and Moon through Saturns Rings What are those dots between Saturn's rings?
- The Milky Way over Snow Capped Himalayas What’s higher than the Himalayas?
- Mystic Mountain Monster being DestroyedInside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying it.
- Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars The largest canyon in the
