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** From Atlantis on STS-98 our crew looked back toward sunset over the Mediterranean on Feb. 13, 2001. In the foreground is the Albanian coast, with the island of Corfu partly under clouds at lower left. Across the Otranto Strait at lower right is the heel of the boot of the Italian peninsula. Beyond it […]

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The last day of June is an international recognition of Asteroid Day, a global, public discussion of the hazards posed to Earth and our civilization by asteroid and comet impacts.  June 30, 2017 marks the 109th anniversary of the 40-meter-wide asteroid impact over Tunguska, Siberia, that flattened 2000 square km (800 square miles) of conifer […]

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From my ReliablePlant2017 keynote audience: “Dr. Tom Jones was magnificent. He was inspiring. And he told us things I hadn’t heard before.” Thank you to Noria Corporation for their sponsorship of my address.  www.AstronautTomJones.com

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Ireland seen from STS-59, Endeavour: 4-17-94 (NASA STS059-L13-5) Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, we look down on west central Ireland from the flight deck of shuttle Endeavour, STS-59, the Space Radar Lab 1 mission. In this 90mm lens, Linhoff camera image taken from 113 nautical miles up, we see the coast of west central Ireland. North […]

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Retired astronaut Tom Jones speaks with Sky News about rogue Asteroid 2012 DA14.

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During his 11 years with NASA, Tom Jones logged over 52 days in space, leading 3 space walks to help build the Space Station. Today, planetary scientist Tom Jones is a popular speaker, talented author, on-air space contributor for Fox News, and a successful consultant. He co-authored “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to NASA”; his well-received […]

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