Fusion of Ideas
Things have been busy lately! JWST has launched and is making its way to L2 and I successfully presented and defended my qualifying exam to become a PhD candidate officially! Also, new records have be...
10 Jan 202224min
James Webb Space Telescope
Let's face it, Hubble won't be around forever. There needs to be another space observatory launched soon so that it can replace Hubble. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may be just the candidate....
28 Okt 202127min
Home Stretch to the Playoffs
The New York Yankees mission statement every year. And that is to win the World Series. But to do that, you have to make the playoffs. It wasn't looking good back in July. But let's talk about what ha...
8 Okt 202116min
Inspiration 4 Mission
Are you a civilian? Would you like a chance to go to space? That might just be a reality for you in the not too distant future. The Inspiration 4 mission just completed and it was crewed by all civili...
21 Sep 202117min
Your Drinking Water Could be Contaminated with PFAS
Are you concerned about contamination in your drinking water? I think everyone feels that their water should be clean and free of pollutants. One of the common pollutants is a class of compounds that ...
7 Sep 202117min
A Promising Climate Change Solution
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report this month outlining how bad climate change is, how bad it will be, and what will happen if we don't make drastic changes in the way ...
24 Aug 202124min
Marsquakes, Yes They're Real
We have sent so many rovers, landers, and orbiters to Mars over the past few decades, including the Perseverance rover. So surely we know just about everything we need to know about the red planet, ri...
3 Aug 202120min
Hubble in Trouble?
Is the planet's most famous and arguably most successful telescope on the brink of total failure? Luckily, no. The Hubble Space Telescope is still working just fine and producing all kinds of stunning...
20 Jul 202118min
