Inside the Making of "Good Night Oppy," One of the Best Documentaries of the Year
I spent some time with director Ryan White to talk about the making of the new documentary "Good Night Oppy." The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover who (yup, I said who — she's like a human in the documentary) was expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored the red planet for nearly 15 years.
mthemovieguy
November 07 November 07
Election Day Lunar Eclipse to be Visible in Riverside County
Election Day 2022 will be charged with excitement both politically and celestially, with a total lunar eclipse lasting more than an hour visible in most of parts of the United States, including Riverside County.
Webb telescope captures star-studded 'Pillars of Creation'
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a highly detailed snapshot of the so-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly formed stars.
August 30 August 30
NASA releases stunning new image of the Phantom Galaxy
The Phantom Galaxy, formally known as M74, is a kind of spiral galaxy known as a "grand design spiral." This means that it has well-defined spiral arms, visibly winding out from the center in the newly released images.
COD NASA Interns Present Summer 2022 Project Findings
College of the Desert students who participated in the NASA on Campus internship program displayed the findings of the projects they conducted over the summer.
July 23 July 23
SpaceX Awarded Contract To Launch NASA Mission To Jupiter Moon Europa
NASA announced Friday it has awarded Hawthorne-based SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch the first mission aimed at conducting detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, including a search for potentially life-supporting water. SpaceX is expected to employ its Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with […]
SpaceX rocket carrying four astronauts launched from Florida
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday morning, beginning their six-month stay in space. Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon with four astronauts on board to the @space_station → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/706eQCSzoK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 23, 2021 This launch marked the third-ever […]
Taylor Martinez
April 21 April 21
SpaceX astronaut launch pushed to Friday due to bad weather
Thanks to bad weather, Hawthorne-based SpaceX will have to wait at least another day before launching its next group of astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour had been scheduled for about 3:15 a.m. California time on Thursday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Weather reports earlier this week […]