
Apollo 16 – Landing in the Descartes Highlands
On this day, April 16th, Apollo 16 was launched 50 years ago. This was the fifth exploratory mission to the surface of the moon. The
On this day, April 16th, Apollo 16 was launched 50 years ago. This was the fifth exploratory mission to the surface of the moon. The
April Fools to you, Black Moon! Oooohhh! Yes, there is a Black New Moon next month and just like a Calendar Blue Full Moon, being
50th Anniversary This year marks the 50th anniversary of what had been a major step towards exploring the planet Mars. The heroic spacecraft Mariner IX
Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, Michigan The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. The lake, it
As long as I can remember, I have always had an interest in the space program. In the summer of 1971, the Apollo Moon program
If you haven’t heard by now, there will be an annular eclipse this June 10th, or Ring of Fire as witnessed by some Canadians in
Before there was the Great American Eclipse of 2017, there was really nothing much to speak of as far as seeing a solar eclipse from
I took some quick and easy shots on a cold and gusty Long Island winter night at the Custer Institute last month. Custer is Long
Alan Shepard’s triumphant return to outer space on Apollo 14 after ten years since his historic flight in the Mercury program was remarkable. Despite having
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