The Ghost Job and the Enduring Power of Ghosts
This week marked the release of my husband Greg van Eekhout’s latest book, The Ghost Job. The Ghost Job The Ghost Job tells the story of Zenith and her friends, and all of them...
Lisa Will Space Blog
OSIRIS-REx Brings Pieces of an Asteroid to Earth
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has returned a sample of the asteroid Bennu safely to Earth! Launched in 2016, the NASA spacecraft, whose name stands for “Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer”, went into...
Upcoming Solar Eclipses – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight! The Sky Tonight The Sky Tonight is held the first Wednesday night of every month. Every month we...
The Facts & The Furious Podcast – Episode 2: 2 Facts 2 Physics
Are you a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies? Do you love science? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then The Facts & The Furious Podcast is for you. The...
Talking about Star Wars
This month, I was honored with the opportunity to give a “Science of Star Wars” presentation via Zoom to faculty, staff, and students at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México. The invitation came...
Introducing The Facts & The Furious Podcast
Are you a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies? Do you love science? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then The Facts & The Furious Podcast is for you. I...
Fenris & Mott and Climate Change
At our Comic-Con panel, the panelists concluded that science in middle grade fiction should inspire curiosity in the reader and that, while accuracy can be sacrificed for the sake of the story, there should...
Exploring the Milky Way – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight! The Sky Tonight The Sky Tonight is held the first Wednesday night of every month. Every...
Looking Back at Comic-Con 2023
It has already been a week since Comic-Con ended, and I’m still recovering. It’s hard to come back to real life after a weekend filled with so much joy. I wanted to share some...
Join me at San Diego Comic-Con!
It’s July in San Diego. That means one thing to me: San Diego Comic-Con! The Con San Diego Comic-Con is the premier pop culture convention. For over fifty years, fans have gathered in San...