Category Archives: Editorial

SpaceX rocket hovers 80 meters, but is it a good idea?

There is an old saying, he bit off more than he could chew. This could be the case with the concept being explored by SpaceX and their new rocket technology….

Private Manned Mars Mission Planned for 2018 – Realistic?

Project Inspiration Mars Plans Flyby Mission in 2018 A private manned mission to Mars was announced this week called Inspiration Mars. On their web site they state “Inspiration Mars Foundation believes in…

Critical Gaps Looming in Important Earth Observation Data

GAO Predicts a gap in data of 17-53 months Above our heads in low Earth Polar Orbit a series of aging Earth Observation satellites is beginning to slowly break down…

Need Microscope on Mars now, and Thirty Years ago on Viking.

Why have we not taken this basic instrument to Mars? Sometimes the most obvious things somehow get lost when large complex missions are  being planned and we can’t see the…

The End of the World Is here….we had a good run!

Well folks this is it, 12/21/12 is finally here and we all know what that means. The predicted end of the world. We thought as a last gesture of kindness…

World not Ending in 2012, U.S. Federal Government says so!

UPDATE 12/21/12 – See Article about end of world – The End of the World is here…we had a good run!! It is OFFICIAL, the United States Government has announced on the…

How would a discovery of life on Mars change us? We may know in a few weeks.

Findings by Mars Rover could change our place in the Universe. (Update 11/26/12 – KnowledgeOrb has learned that the announcement from NASA about SAM findings will be on 12/3/12) Recently NASA stated…

Would we know if we were being watched by UFOs or Aliens?

With all of the videos, first person sightings, and people who now have cameras in their phones, it would seem probable that we would, by this point, have seen some…