Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - June 20, 2025
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Entry Date: Jun 20, 2025
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Today, Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:42 pm ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt, 23.4°, towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice, but most people know it as the first day of summer in the N... more
- Celebration of Space - April 11, 2025
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Entry Date: Apr 11, 2025
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Today, April 11, 2025, marks 55 years since the launch of the Apollo 13 mission. This mission is infamous due to the catastrophic failure of an oxygen tank onboard after 55 hours in space. The resulting rupture resulted in the mission performing an orb... more
- Celebration of Space - March 14, 2025
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Entry Date: Mar 14, 2025
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander, which successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region on the Moon on March 2, 2025, was set up and ready to capture the view. I have limited knowledge of the Blue Ghost mission and Firefly Aerospace, but t... more
- Celebration of Space - March 7, 2025
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Entry Date: Mar 7, 2025
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am, the switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST) kicks in. A good way to remember which way to adjust your clocks is this: “In the fall, fall back one hour. In the spring, spring ahead one hour.” This means th... more