Jan. 13, 1920: The New York Times doubts spaceflight

Jan. 13, 1920: The New York Times doubts spaceflight

In 1959, NASA posthumously named the Goddard Space Flight Center in honor of Robert Goddard’s lifetime of work in rocketry, physics, and space travel. But his journey from a youth spent reading science fiction tales of space travel to that point involved years of skepticism from the media and public, as well as the competing Continue reading "Jan. 13, 1920: The New York Times doubts spaceflight" The post Jan. 13, 1920: The New York Times doubts spaceflight appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

Which stars near the Sun have the best chance to host life?

Which stars near the Sun have the best chance to host life?

A new survey led by Sebastián Carrazco-Gaxiola, an astronomy graduate student at Georgia State University, has identified a large number of stars around which Earth-like planets could orbit. Such planets, researchers think, could be places where life might develop. Carrazco-Gaxiola shared the results at the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), which was held in Phoenix, Arizona, Continue reading "Which stars near the Sun have the best chance to host life?" The post Which stars near the Sun have the best chance to host life? appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .