06 January 2017
NASA selects three new missions to study the early solar system and energetic X-rays from black holes
.... The two key planetary missions, Lucy and Psyche were selected from five potential projects that included ... learn about inner space by visiting outer space,” said Psyche Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University in ...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... a small and then a tiny blue dot during the journey out may have an unknown impact on the psyche of the selected crews. Following 50 years of human spaceflight experience, the 500 or so men and women who have...
27 August 2015
August skywatching hoax: why do people think Mars will look as big as the moon?
....com traces it to an e-mail that was frequently forwarded in 2003. The author was merely trying to get people psyched about an unusually close Mars approach. But slightly poor wording and people’s eagerness to overlook basic facts...
