Tag - Vail AZ

ON THE MOVE

Local Student Graduates from Space Camp Bryant Fletcher of Vail recently attended Space Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home of Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics™, Aviation Challenge® and U.S. Cyber Camp®. The Rocket Center is a Smithsonian Affiliate and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Official Visitor Center. The weeklong...

Fond memories of Carolyn Shoemaker

By David H. Levy One clear evening during the summer of 2019, I was using Pegasus, one of my childhood friend Carl’s telescopes, at our annual Adirondack Astronomy Retreat. When my cellphone began to ring, I picked it up with some surprise. At the other end of the line was Carolyn Shoemaker. I was thrilled to hear from her, as it had been some...

Science of Spicy Foods

By K. Nepsa A young reader asked me why his nose runs when he eats spicy food. I admitted to him that my nose does it too. Although, I also admit that my nose recently started to run when eating any foods, not just the spicy variety. I was curious about this phenomenon when it first started, but it took my young reader’s question to motivate the...

Communing with Nature

By Robert Samuelsen On one of my exploratory Jeep adventures, I was seeking a way to go from Benson to Vail without using the freeway. On the maps, it showed public lands and a dirt road so I figured that it would be possible. Shortly after I left the main road, I encountered a “T” in the road and a cordial man in a pickup truck. He asked me where...