Space exploration

Why We Founded Scientific Literacy Matters

In short we founded SLM (Scientific Literacy Matters) to promote a more reasonable way of thinking in society. It’s been… Read More

Statement on Scientific Literacy from a Spaceflight Historian

Emily Carney has written articles for AmericaSpace, Ars Technica, and other online outlets throughout the last decade. She founded the… Read More

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Was Once Hit By a Meteoroid, Here’s What Happened

Scientists at NASA were puzzled on October 13, 2014 when the LRO sent back this distorted image. In a press… Read More

The Pale Blue Dot

The pale blue dot. It's what astronomer Carl Sagan called our home planet when he viewed it from the furthest… Read More

The Overview Effect

The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the… Read More

Did NASA Land On The Moon?

  To me it's hilarious that there are still people who believe we didn't land on the moon, despite the… Read More