Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface on July 16, 1969, 20:17 UTC, marking the fulfillment of one of the most ambitious goals mankind has ever striven for. In acknowledgement of such an incredible achievement, this week’s …
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Here’s what happened this week: Space.com: Boop! On Wednesday, the Japanese probe Hayabusa2 made a second touchdown on the asteroid Ryagu. The spacecraft repeated the same procedure that it had performed during its first landing on the asteroid in April, firing a bullet into the asteroid’s surface to kick up …
Today, I once again put myself though the agony of sending out agent queries. Having already been rejected, hitting the send button does get a little easier, but it’s still one of the hardest challenges that this novel has introduced me to. I don’t know of a more effective way of making your work suddenly …