The Missions to the Moon have a varied history. Some were great achievements whilst others were tragedies that cost astronauts lost their lives. Through all this NASA made small steps that would eventually lead to Man walking on the Moon. President John F. Kennedy. In May 1961 President John F. Kennedy committed the United States…
Launching the Lunar Endeavors: The Race to the Moon In the early 1960’s both the Soviet Union and the American’s had little success with missions to the Moon. Both had many failures, some during launch of missions or losing contact with the the space probe altogether. By this time the American Space Program had a…
After Sputnik the Soviet Union turned its attention to the Moon in 1958. The United States then followed. There is a story behind all these early space craft of the late 1950’s. These early probes that led the way to what would be Man’s outstanding achievement in Apollo 11 and later missions to the Moon….
Nicholas Copernicus was born in Thorn, in what is now modern day Poland, in 1473. He was a man whose ideas revolutionized the way we understand the universe today. Copernicus was not just an astronomer but a polymath. He had interests in economics, mathematics and other sciences. The period that Copernicus lived, straddling the 15th…
Stars of the Ancient Skies: Astronomy’s Roots The roots of astronomy go back to the dawn of mankind. When he first looked up and wondered about the stars. He saw that the stars stayed where they were but moved across the sky as they night progressed. These movements of the stars, he noted, coincided with…
Galileo Galilei was born in 1564 in the city of Pisa. His father was a accomplished musician and Galileo would himself, become one under the tutelage of his father. He became a pivotal figure in the Renaissance Period that was slowly taking on the established teachings in Europe of the time. The city of Pisa was one of…
Astrology and Astronomy have a very intertwined history. With early peoples using the Zodiac to tell stories and pass down information, for example, when to sow and when to reap. They only started to diverge in the 15th centaury when the Renaissance began. But opening any newspaper or magazine to day and you will find…
