Recent content by lcarlson

I cannot see a tie in with historical aerospace, unfortunately. As this is Space.com, we do not have a forum section for off topic discussions, sorry folks, I will close this thread. ~LC

I do wish the galaxies had been labeled. AW51, you post videos with some frequency - would you consider adding some commentary in the posts to offer more context to each video when you post it? :)

That's a good idea. Will suggest it to the team. :)

Thank you for the excellent links, folks!

I would love some advice on this topic too! I have a little telescope that I received as a gift years ago and frankly, I find it a little intimidating. Following this thread in hopes of some solid advice by those who have surmounted the "put off by how complex it looks" dilemma. :)

We our first expert to our forums! Dr Joe Pesce (DrJoePesce) Program Director NRAO (ALMA, CDL, VLA, VLBA), Extragalactic Astrophysics Division of Astronomical Sciences Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences National Science Foundation Joseph E. Pesce is a Program Director at the NSF...

Hello all! We have been working with the National Science Foundation to bring aboard some folks who are certified experts in their fields. When you see the "Verified Expert" tag on a person's profile, it's because they have earned it through education and merit. We are thrilled to have the NSF...

I guess what has always intrigued me is that we know there are organic bits out there. Building blocks for life as we know it. We also know Tardigrades (the coolest animal known to science, fight me), are able to survive out there. The coolest thing of all... how much we do NOT know about...

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Hi there! You're probably here because schools are closed in many places around the world right now. We're glad you came by. This forum is for student questions or projects. We'll help you find the answers you need to keep learning! Space.com is loaded with amazing facts and info on all sorts...

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for this article! We are about to start watching Season 4, and this article is now required reading for my household, because I am NOT going to play the "Who is that, again? What does this group do? How come these guys are over here" game!!!

Freshly opened today, the Space.com Merch store offers some pretty amazing gift ideas for the geeky enthusiast in your life... or in my case, Merry Christmas to me with the Astronaut Ugly Sweater (it's not even slightly ugly, hehe). Affordable, check. Cool, check. So much easier than going...

Mental Avenger is correct. Resurrecting old threads is a practice known as "necroposting," and is not allowed under our forum usage guidelines. Let's move on to new discussions!