In an installment of fiction becoming fact, I was fascinated by a recent report that scientists have found underground caves […]
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Things You Should Know But Don’t: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Posted July 8, 2024 Written by Claire
On June 25, after a 53-day mission, China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft returned to Earth with five pounds of rocks and […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: The Other Race to Watch
Posted June 10, 2024 Written by Claire
The contest for the White House isn’t the only race that should concern the United States and, perhaps, the world. […]
The Dark Side of the Far Side
Posted May 13, 2024 Written by Claire
I was fascinated by a May 4 article by CNN reporter Ashley Strickland. In it, she writes about the competition among […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: Space News in 2024
Posted January 8, 2024 Written by Claire
Every year we continue to see great accomplishments in space exploration and research and the upcoming year is shaping up […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: New Players in the Moon Race
Posted August 18, 2023 Written by Britt McCormick
On August 11, 2023, Russia launched its unmanned Luna 25 mission to the moon, hoping to make a soft landing […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: China in the Sky
Posted February 20, 2023 Written by Claire
As a novelist, I sometimes enjoy reading the diatribes of conspiracy theorists. They’re often great grist to conjure up fictional […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: China’s Investment in Africa
Posted January 31, 2022 Written by Claire
A comment in The Economist on January 7, 2022 caught my eye. It read, “An airstrike on a UN refugee […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: The Race for Mars
Posted September 13, 2021 Written by Claire
If you’ve been keeping up with space news, you’ll know that this summer has been busy. Between the private sector […]
Things You Should Know But Don’t: When the Goal Outweighs the Risk
Posted May 24, 2021 Written by admin
On April 29, China launched its first module for the new Tiangong space station aboard its Long March 5B rocket. […]
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