What makes constellations?

Constellations are named after a Greek or Roman God. They were made to help sailors find their way. Now they are used to help more people find their way. In this world such help is very useful.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Humans in Space

"If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step toward enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions to produce their own food."https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lunar-missions-looming-scientists-grow-160200108.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4&guccounter=1

NASA Target practice

"An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, scientists reported Friday."https://apnews.com/article/asteroid-nasa-draft-dimorphos-9abccd32d4cb532a66249dd6145685cb?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Artemis II

"NASA has just given an update on the status of Artemis II and the Artemis program in general."


https://www.iflscience.com/nasa-just-announced-a-radical-shift-in-artemis-iii-mission-goals-plus-key-updates-on-artemis-ii-82713?utm_source=The+IFLScience+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6d7f5ab493-ICYMI-4-3-26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c13f3c4e60-272567312&goal=0_3aa1738e2a-6d7f5ab493-272567312&mc_cid=6d7f5ab493&mc_eid=561ee916fc

AI helps pinpoint first soft landing on moon



"Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar surface to Earth."


https://www.seti.org/news/ai-helps-pinpoint-the-moons-first-soft-landing/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=newsletter_body&utm_campaign=022826&utm_id=news

Sun's Magnetic Field

"Every eleven years, the Sun’s magnetic field flips."

https://news.njit.edu/njit-physicists-trace-sun%E2%80%99s-magnetic-engine-200000-kilometers-below-surface?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Visible Eclipse

"Early Tuesday morning, March 3, a total eclipse of the Moon will be visible from throughout the U.S. (and North and America)."https://www.seti.org/news/the-march-3-2026-total-eclipse-of-the-moon/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=newsletter_body&utm_campaign=022826&utm_id=news

AI research reality

"In 2022, the scientific community confronted an uncomfortable reality about the use of AI in research."

https://www.seti.org/news/guarding-the-source-why-the-future-of-science-depends-on-proven-data/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=newsletter_body&utm_campaign=022826&utm_id=news