On October 26th, 2020 NASA announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) discovered water for the first time on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This is not the first time water has been detected on the Moon. A Soviet probe took samples from the Moon in 1976 that contained 0.1% water byContinue reading “Blue Moon: What the Discovery of Water on the Moon Means for the Possibility of Lunar Life”
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The Biochemistry of Autumn
It’s hard not to think about death on a cool October day. Ghosts and ghouls decorate houses in anticipation of Halloween. Dead leaves crunch beneath your feet. The earthy scent of autumn wafts in the brisk wind. The forest seems to glow with red, orange, and golden leaves whispering in the breeze before falling, formingContinue reading “The Biochemistry of Autumn”
The Scientific Ecstatic 