Meet the Mercury 13: Women Fight for Spaceflight
The Mercury 13 aced the same tests as male astronauts, but decades would pass before American women flew in space. ...read more
The Mercury 13 aced the same tests as male astronauts, but decades would pass before American women flew in space. ...read more
The mission data gathered remain the most valuable information we have about the history of the moon — and the solar system. ...read more
Neil Armstrong saw himself as an engineer first. But he also knew he was part of a long chain of human migration. ...read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you a solo law-firm or professional practice wanting to expand? Read on .... This my story and why you should hire me ... [caption id="attachment_66378" align="alignleft" width="256"] Hire a practicing lawyer with digital media and entrepreneurial experience[/caption] The year is 1994, the country is South Africa, and the scene, which was movingly described by Alon Paton, in his book Cry the Beloved Country was as follows: “ In the hilly South Afr ...read more
A cosmic hit-and-run some 30 million light-years away has left one galaxy with an identity crisis. For billions of years, the now-irregular NGC 4485 lived a nice and normal life as a standard spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). Then, a few million years back, NGC 4485 experienced a near-miss when the equivalent of a galactic semi-truck (NGC 4490) careened past it, creating a gravitational wake that wreaked havoc for both parties. The ...read more