Lifeboat Foundation

TEMPE, Ariz. — A Tempe woman could not believe it when she got the phone call.

NASA was on the other end of the line. Lindy Elkins-Tanton, a planetary scientist with the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, learned she would be leading a deep-space mission–the Psyche Mission.

Her objective is to send a robotic probe to a metal asteroid called Psyche.

Continue reading “Tempe scientist 2nd woman in the world to lead deep-space mission” »

The VULCAN system from Made In Space combines metal deposition with machining to create metal parts.

We are destined to go where humanity never has before and create the World’s first beer for space! | Check out ‘Vostok Space Beer’ on Indiegogo.

Imagine if your teacher looked like Gandalf from Space and explained everything about the universe in the most simplest way possible…

That’s when everyone decides to be a scientist!

The way Greg got to become an Astronomer is quite amazing!
You can find him here in Broome, Australia at Greg Quicke’s Astro Tours. He’s as earthy as he looks!

You can hear “Milky Way Blues” for yourself on a new website devoted to turning real astronomy data into music.

You can hear “Milky Way Blues” for yourself on a new website devoted to turning real astronomy data into music.

One of bitcoin’s biggest bulls has inked a deal with an unlikely partner to create a cryptocurrency price index.

Billionaire Mike Novogratz and Bloomberg LP on Wednesday announced that they are teaming up to launch the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI), which will track the aggregate performance of a basket of large-cap cryptocurrencies.

“Today’s launch of the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index reflects our clients’ growing interest in cryptocurrencies,” said Alan Campbell, Global Product Manager for Bloomberg Indices. “The index brings our rigorous approach to index construction to cryptos and will provide investors with a transparent benchmark to gauge the performance of the broader market.”

Continue reading “Bloomberg & Billionaire Bull Novogratz Launch Cryptocurrency Price Index” »

We all know that spending time outdoors is good for you on both a physical and mental level, but the benefits of spending time specifically at the beach have just been revealed.

That incredible feeling of peace and calmness that you experience at the beach is now being referred to as “blue space.” That’s what scientists have dubbed the effect that the combination of soothing smells and sounds of water have on your brain. The blue space is enough to make you feel at ease in a hypnotic sort of way.

When you notice how relaxed you feel at the beach, it’s not just all in your head. Science says that it’s a change in the way your brain reacts to its environment leaving you feeling happy, relaxed and reenergized.

Continue reading “Neuroscientists Strongly Recommend That You Visit The Beach Regularly. Here’s Why” »

The first step to mining an asteroid is finding a suitable candidate. Scientists estimate there should be some ten nearby targets.