A New Study Says That Betelgeuse Won’t Be Exploding Any Time Soon
I have stood under Orion The Hunter on clear evenings willing its star Betelgeuse to explode. “C'mon, blow up!” In…
How Would Rain be Different on an Alien World?
A new study takes a look at possible rainfall patterns on exoplanets, which could help narrow the search for extraterrestrial…
Earth’s Atmosphere Can Generate a “Space Hurricane”
There are hurricanes in space. Researchers looking through archival data found evidence of a previously unobserved phenomenon — a giant…
China’s Super-Heavy Lift Rocket Will Carry 100 Tons to the Moon
China's proposed next-generation rocket reached the final stage of feasibility studies this month. The planned launch vehicle, known as the…
Mining Water and Metal From the Moon at the Same Time
In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is becoming a more and more popular topic as space exploration begins to focus on landing…
NASA Invests in a Plan to Build Landing Pads and Other Structures on the Moon out of Regolith
Materials are a crucial yet underappreciated component of any space exploration program. Without novel materials and ways to make them,…
The Mars Helicopter Could Charge up the Atmosphere Around Itself as it Flies
Plasma globes are a common enough sight in retails stores across the rich world. If you’ve ever seen one and…
SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Flies High AND Sticks the Landing!
Today, SpaceX completed its third high-altitude test flight with a Starship prototype (SN10). This time, the test ended with a…
New Perspective of Jezero Crater Shows the Path Perseverance Could use to Navigate
NASA has released images that show the path Perseverance could take through the Jezero crater during its primary mission.
What Happens if Perseverance Finds Life on Mars?
It's a fair question, isn't it? What IF Perseverance finds evidence of life on Mars? What will the implications of…