Defending Against Missiles

The Pentagon successfully tested an anti-missile defense system yesterday.

The test came after a series of North Korean test missile launches.

84 Lumber

The company 84 Lumber is running a television commercial about astronauts applying to go to Mars.  Honest.

It suggests how deeply going to Mars has penetrated into popular culture.

Jupiter's Core

NASA's Juno probe has gathered data suggesting Jupiter's core may be much larger than thought.

It may also be more complicated and completely different than Earth's.

LRO Hit

NASA is now reporting that on October 13, 2014, a tiny rock traveling faster than a bullet struck one camera on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The incident wasn't reported previously because no harm was done.

Space Aggressora

The U. S. Air Force has created units preparing to fight wars in space.

The projected adversaries are not from the Tau Ceti system, but from Russia and China, both of which are developing offensive space capabilities.

Kennedy's Challenge

President Kennedy told Congress America should put a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth within a decade 56 years ago.

At that time, America had a grand total of 15 minutes experience in human spaceflight.

Procreation

A new study using mice sperm sent into space and returned to Earth suggests it might be possible for babies to develop normally on orbit.

It's a start.