Colorful life on other planets

The colors of exoplanets may tell us if they possess life: Extreme life might be visible on colourful exoplanets – New Scientist

The solar music of Robert Alexander

Robert Alexander creates music inspired by the sounds and sights of the sun: Want To Create A Space Symphony? Wait For A Solar Storm – NPR.

Here is a recent Motherboard VICE video program about Alexander:

Paul Damphousse quits as National Space Society leader

The National Space Society loses Paul Damphousse as its executive director: National Space Society Leadership Change – NASA Watch

Michael Mealling discusses possible reasons making the organization so difficult to direct: The National Space Society: organizational inertia and term limits – Rocketforge.

Spacevidcast 6.04: Amazing space news from around the world

Spacevidcast devoted their latest live program to several recent space news items: Amazing space news from around the world – 6.04 – Spacevidcast.

Emergency escape chambers beneath Saturn V launch pads

Todd Halvorson writes about a little known feature of the Apollo Saturn launch pads: ‘Rubber Room’ built by NASA for the emergency that never came: Mysterious facility there to protect astronauts, but instead fostered its own legend – Florida Today

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