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Solar Eclipse 2024

On Monday April 8th, a solar eclipse will carve a path through the United States. Stephenville, Fort Worth, and many other places in Texas will experience a total eclipse lasting from 1 to 4 minutes. NASA has created an interactive website where you can track the path of the eclipse across the country. Tarleton StateContinue reading “Solar Eclipse 2024”

One Giant Leap for Mankind

July 16th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the first spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. It landed on the moon 4 days later. The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and , Edwin \”Buzz\” E. Aldrin Jr., at 9:32 a.m.Continue reading “One Giant Leap for Mankind”

Seven Seconds of Terror for NASA

Early Monday morning, August 6th NASA will experience what it has been calling seven seconds of terror. That is when the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity lands on Mars. Curiosity is the latest in the Mars Rover series of vehicles and is the largest rover to be landed to date. Curiosity was launched on November 26,Continue reading “Seven Seconds of Terror for NASA”