A thinking companion under the same sky.

Learn alongside, not from a pedestal

StarPixels starts with a familiar idea, follows the evidence until it breaks intuition, and leaves room for what scientists still do not know. Rick’s role is to make that journey clear, sourced, and worth taking—not to perform certainty.

The work stays topic-first. Rick appears where first-hand context adds trust: an observing attempt, a field failure, a piece of equipment he actually used, or the editorial reasoning behind a story.

How claims are labeled

Personal experience

What Rick directly observed, used, captured, or learned in the field.

Sourced science

Claims tied to NASA, ESA, observatories, mission teams, peer-reviewed papers, and university research groups.

Commercial relationship

Sponsorships and affiliate links labeled beside the relevant endorsement, never hidden in biography text.