Author: john

The Astronauts Wear Prada

The Astronauts Wear Prada

What a Luxury Fashion House Can Teach Us About Building a Better Spacesuit Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What do NASA and one of the world’s most famous fashion houses have in common? When headlines announced that Prada was helping develop NASA’s next lunar spacesuit, 

The Maya and Modern Astronomy

The Maya and Modern Astronomy

What the Maya Can Still Teach Modern Astronomy Thousands of years before telescopes, cameras, or computers, the Maya became some of history’s most accomplished astronomers. Their observations shaped calendars, guided agriculture, and revealed patterns in the heavens that continue to fascinate scientists today. Looking Up 

DART: Humanity’s First Planetary Defense Test

DART: Humanity’s First Planetary Defense Test

Arguably NASA’s most important mission is one you’ve probably never heard of. Returning to the Moon and aiming for Mars are inspiring goals—but neither may matter as much as answering a far more urgent question: what would we do if a killer asteroid were headed