Month: June 2017

  • Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruit

    Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruit

    An American – Iranian Cobra pilot Jasmin Moghbeli has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. The New York native earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. The 12…

  • 52 of The Most Common Misconceptions

    52 of The Most Common Misconceptions

    You’d think that in the age of the internet, where more information than we can possibly consume in several lifetimes is at our fingertips, stubborn myths from the past would die away. But who among us still thinks the Great Wall of China is visible from space, and that it’s a bad idea to pick…