Hello, dear readers! The year is almost over, but that doesn’t mean that our stories about Badass Women in History will stop. Each month we’ll continue to write …
To Pluto and Beyond: New Horizons in Empowerment
If you’re in the know, you might have heard about NASA’s New Horizon’s mission to Pluto. If you’re really in the know, you may have …
Germ Girl of the Month: Maria Gelabert
Name: Maria Gelabert Grade: Senior March’s Germ Girl is Maria Gelabert, an ambitious, well-rounded, and intelligent science whiz hailing from sunny Los Angeles. Her dream? …
Do You Believe a Snowball, or Do You Believe Everything Else?
After Senator James Inhofe “proved”—by lobbing a snowball—that 2014 couldn’t have been the hottest year on record and that global warming can’t be a thing …
Our Vast Universe
Want a better idea of how huge the universe is? Take a gander at the biggest and most detailed image yet of the Andromeda Galaxy, …
Alyssa Carson’s Dream Will Lead Her to Mars
Alyssa Carson is a 13-year-old Louisiana girl with the huge dream of being the 1st person to land on Mars. Her tale is incredibly inspirational …
Life on Mars?
A tenfold spike in methane has been measured by the Curiosity rover on Mars, and organic molecules have also been discovered. Now the question is: Are these …
NASA’s Deep-Space Capsule: Orion
The Orion spacecraft may soon — depending on your definition of “soon” — take a crew of actual humans to Mars (no, not cardboard cut-outs …