Astronomer in progress

17 years old

An astronomer in progress since the age of seven

I'm basically a talking monkey on an organic spaceship flying through the universe at the speed of around 29 km/s. Ooh ooh ah ah.

If you want to kill me, you should do that by throwing me into a supermassive black hole. The tidal force wouldn’t kill me instantly.

Hey Peter

Currently reading: The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan

"When I was growing up it was really cool to be a scientist or engineer. We need to make science cool again." -Sally Ride

Before Astronauts Drove On the Moon, NASA Thought About Giving Them Bikes

Science nerds around the world are currently going nuts over Curiosity, the one-ton rover NASA just landed on Mars. But Curiosity isn’t the only rover with an August birthday (or landing day). In August 1971, the Apollo 15 crew became the first to drive on another body in the Lunar Roving Vehicle.