What is ISRU, and How Will it Help Human Space Exploration?
As Artemis 1 prepares for its maiden launch with the goal of putting astronauts back on the Moon’s surface within…
NASA Will Try Again on September 3 For First Launch of Artemis
After reviewing the data from Monday’s scrubbed launch attempt for the Space Launch System/Artemis- 1 test flight, NASA's Mission Management…
Science Fiction was an Inspiration for Many Professional Astronomers
What do MINBAR, TARDIS, Cardassian Expansion, BoRG, DS9, Tatooines, and ACBAR all have in common? They're names of astronomical surveys…
New Perseverance Rock Samples Were Altered by Water. They'll be Coming Back to Earth in the Sample Return Mission
The Perseverance rover has collected the first samples that will be returned to Earth, which could provide the first evidence…
With Better Communication, Astronomers and Satellites can co-Exist
SpaceX's Starlink satellite system has been in the news lately for both good and ill. The "Mega-constellation" of around 2,800…
Rocket Lab is Sending its own Mission to Venus to Search for Life
In a recent study published in Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, the private space company, Rocket Lab, outlines a plan…
Everything Still Looks Good for Monday's Artemis 1 Launch
NASA's long-awaited Artemis I mission is a go for Monday, August 29th!
‘Panic!’ Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts
No, James Webb didn’t disprove the Big Bang. Carbon dioxide found in an exoplanet atmosphere. An amazing picture of Jupiter…
Mechazilla Lifts a Super Heavy With all 33 Engines Onto the Launchpad
Musk just tweeted an image of the fully-stacked Starship being placed on its landing pad, indicating that an orbital test…
This is What a Robotic Explorer Might See When it Reaches Europa’s Oceans
For decades, evidence has been mounting that beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa, a vast ocean exists that…