China’s Super-Heavy Lift Rocket Will Carry 100 Tons to the Moon

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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!

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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?

4 years ago

It's a fair question, isn't it? What IF Perseverance finds evidence of life on Mars? What will the implications of…

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Get A Starshade Of Its Own

4 years ago

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is getting closer and closer to its launch date in 2025. This Hubble-class wide-field…

Jupiter has Added a Comet to its Trojan Collection

4 years ago

Jupiter is notorious for capturing objects that venture too close to the gas giant and its enormous pull of gravity.…

Sand Dunes on Mars Shift From Season to Season

4 years ago

Mars’ gravity makes it an amazing place to find some of the biggest landscapes in the solar system.  Those would…