Courtesy of March for Our Lives March for Our Lives is a youth-led movement born in 2018 after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The movement is dedicated to helping eliminate the epidemic of gun violence and ensure that this nation is a safe, compassionate place for all. Gun violence in America is out of control. In 2021 … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: Total Lunar Eclipse
On the evening of May 16, thunderstorms were rolling through Central Florida. Space enthusiasts in the area, including ourselves, nervously awaited for the skies to clear as a particularly special celestial event loomed overhead. The event in question was a total lunar eclipse! The last one that was visible from the Lake Nona area was all the way back in 2019. This was before … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: The Orion Nebula
Some might assume that in order to see a nebula, you need a telescope. For the most part, these dim, deep sky objects are a challenge to see even through a telescope in the darkest of skies. However, one nebula is an outlier to this notion. The Orion Nebula is the crown jewel of all nebulae in the Northern Hemisphere when it comes to luminosity. It is one of the very few … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: Transporter-3 Mission
Up until recently, there had been very few RTLS (Return To Launch Site) SpaceX missions. This is where a Falcon 9 first stage boosts back toward the coast after separating from the second stage and then lands at Cape Canaveral. The first month of 2022 brought an end to this RTLS drought! In January, there were two such missions: Transporter-3 on Jan. 13 and CSG-2 on Jan. 31. In … [Read more...]
College MatchDays Return in Full Force for 2022
College MatchDay, the USTA’s popular neutral-site college tennis showcase event, will return to the USTA National Campus in 2022 with two marquee matchups. The 2022 events, both set for February, will see the men’s and women’s programs from Florida and Florida State square off as well as the men and women of Army and Air Force. College MatchDay has averaged more than … [Read more...]
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