Here is a group of paintings where I bind the Universe to familiar things in a way more poetic than literal. So much of space art has been focused on what a viewer might really see from, say, the surface of Mars. I became interested in showing what can never be photographed, only imagined. Inspired by real science, these visual metaphors have a different layer of...
This poem was written from Pluto's perspective. Apparently, it had been a secret admirer of the Sun for untold millions of years, and, as coincidence would have it, just when enough courage had been mustered to declare this love...
In late 1964, two missions were launched by NASA with destination Mars! They were Mariner 3 and Mariner 4. Both of them were sent to flyby the Red Planet and take the first pictures and scientific observations, transmitting to Earth precious information about interplanetary space and Mars. At that point in history no one had ever seen how Mars looked like. There...
On Aug.5, 2012 NASA landed the Curiosity rover on Mars to begin a two-year science on Mars at Gale Crater, near the Martian equator. There are features there that were formed by water long ago, so it is a good place to explore for ancient signs of life. Curiosity is filled with complex instruments to study Mars’ surface and atmosphere. But Curiosity...
It's May and the night sky is jumping with lots of activity. May is a good month to start using your handmade Astrolabe. What's up there? For one thing, the Big Dipper/The Plough is going to be easy to spot. Just look straight up in the night sky. As we say good-bye to Jupiter when it slowly dips into the western sky this month, Venus ,...
Jon Lomberg is one of the world's leading artists inspired by science, whose work has been seen by over one billion people worldwide. His images range from fine art and museum displays to computer graphics for the media. He...
by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe and Valentin Grigore, Romania
The most “popular” phenomenon during GAM 2013 was the partial lunar eclipse of 25 April, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0147 in Romania (only 1.47% of the Moon being covered during the maximum by the umbral shadow of the Earth).
For the first part of the Epilogue I’ve chosen two Bucharestian monuments: a sunrise with the far silhouette of the Domnita Balasa Church, and a sunset with the...
When I left San Francisco for New York City, I knew I wanted to stay in astronomy communication. I wanted to work with people who were bold and unafraid to take strategic risks, while being inclusive and far-thinking. I'd fallen in love with amateur astronomy, and I am one of the few women of color working in astro communication. I feel strongly that more people...
Soy bread is one of the recipes developed to be used in a habitat where crops are grown, harvested and processed for crew consumption. NASA-sponsored research projects at various colleges have established that bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, beans, lettuce, green onions, herbs, peanuts, potatoes, radishes, rice, soybeans, spinach, strawberries, sweet potatoes,...
Jon Lomberg is one of the world's leading artists inspired by science, whose work has been seen by over one billion people worldwide. His images range from fine art and museum displays to computer graphics for the media. He...
