David Sky Brody
Dave Brody has been a writer and Executive Producer at SPACE.com since January 2000. He created and hosted space science video for Starry Night astronomy software, Orion Telescopes and SPACE.com TV. A career space documentarian and journalist, Brody was the Supervising Producer of the long running Inside Space news magazine television program on SYFY. Follow Dave on Twitter @DavidSkyBrody.
Latest articles by David Sky Brody
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Imagine All the People: When Cassini Looked Back at Earth
By David Sky Brody published
On July 19, 2013, the Cassini-Huygens mission took a composite image of Saturn's rings with Venus, Mars, Earth and the moon in the background — and people on Earth waved at the distant camera.
![Amateur-Astronomy-Club-Star-Party](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NEHVFfzcP4CLYdjxrP7YBU-320-80.jpg)
Astronomy Gear Guide: Tools, Tips and Tricks to Stargaze Like a Boss
By David Sky Brody, Miriam Kramer published
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Why Do We Love Space Movies?
By David Sky Brody published
Why do we love space movies? Space.com's resident film expert ruminates on the possibilities that arise when a story takes place off Earth.
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Can Rocker Grace Potter Induce the 'Overview Effect'? (Video)
By Steve Spaleta, David Sky Brody published
Space.com sat down with Grace Potter to get her thoughts on the current state of space science, its effect on human consciousness and how it's intertwined with music.
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Making 'The Martian': Exclusive Interview with Director Sir Ridley Scott
By David Sky Brody published
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Neil Tyson's 'StarTalk' Turns TV Talk Shows Topsy-Turvy (Op-Ed)
By David Sky Brody published
Go in depth on "StarTalk", Neil deGrasse Tyson's TV talk show about science, with Space.com television producer and science journalist Dave Brody.
![A Scene From Science-Fiction Thriller 'Gravity'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g3tUMB5wwgiR4ehYLK5StH-320-80.jpg)
In 'Gravity,' Sandra Bullock Gives Space a Human Heart, Finally (Commentary)
By David Sky Brody published
!["Gravity" Director Alfonso Cuarón](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MZfqETE2xEgaqKHdE5LDUd-320-80.jpg)
Making 'Gravity': How Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón Created 'Weightlessness' Without Spaceflight
By David Sky Brody published
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Not 'Elysium,' But Better 'Ringworld' Settlements Could Return Our Future to Its Past (Commentary)
By David Sky Brody published
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'Elysium' Review: Action-Packed Sci-Fi with a Social Conscience
By David Sky Brody published
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Will SpaceX Rockets Launch from a Texas Spaceport?
By David Sky Brody published
![Map of Infrasound Stations](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mfRCvN7fMJVJqYcNUvcmV7-320-80.jpg)
Meteor or Missile Attack: How Will Military Leaders Know?
By David Sky Brody published
Does the U.S. military have the tools it needs to detect incoming meteors
![Astronaut. Professor. United States Naval Aviator. First man on the moon. Neil Armstrong, a man who is all these things, addresses guests at the celebration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vtU9ofHUZjLKRYXsxhr8tC-320-80.jpg)
Neil Armstrong, X Prize and SPACE.com: A True 'Right Stuff' Moment
By David Sky Brody published
SPACE.com Board Member Neil Armstrong taught us all.
![Projecting an Image of the Eclipsed Sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BKn9F4QRTso9c6HVBf6CE-320-80.jpg)
How to Safely Observe Sunday's Solar Eclipse
By David Sky Brody published
SPACE.com offers tips to observe Sunday's solar eclipse safely using the right gear.
![Ann Druyan: How to Sail Beyond the Moon Landings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Kkj4DhBFUyy2UQrPRhzFU-320-80.jpg)
Ann Druyan: How to Sail Beyond the Moon Landings
By David Sky Brody published
Writer-producer Ann Druyan discusses the future of solar sailing and how the U.S. has lost its space nerve.
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'Seeing in the Dark': How Sky-watching Tunes-Up Human Brains
By David Sky Brody published
SPACE.com previews new film about amateur astronomy by Timothy Ferris.
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Cosmic Collisions: A Striking New Planetarium Show
By David Sky Brody published
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