Can We Use Special Sails To Bring Old Satellites Back Down To Earth?
The growing problem of space debris in LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) is garnering more and more attention. With thousands of satellites…
Skywatcher and Satellite Tracker Photographs US Air Force’s Secret Space Plane in Orbit!
A satellite tracker from The Netherlands recently spotted and photographed the USAF's elusive and top-secret X-37B space plane.
Mars’ North Pole is Doing the Dust Storms Thing Again
It's easy to take for granted the detailed, almost real-time knowledge of Mars that we have at our fingertips. After…
LightSail 2 Mission is Going Strong and Sending Mission Info Home!
The Planetary Society recently launched its LightSail 2 technology demonstrator, which could prove to be an effective means of propulsion…
Our Guide to Saturn Opposition Season 2019
Saturn opposition season never disappoints. Slowly, one by one, the planets are returning to the dusk sky. In June, we…
Is NASA Sacrificing Sending Astronauts to Mars in Order to Get to the Moon Sooner?
By prioritizing speed over sustainability, the current US administration may be sacrificing NASA's long-term goals of establishing a presence on…
The ESA’s SpaceBok Robot Will Hop Its Way Around Low-Gravity Worlds
The ESA is helping a group of students from Zurich test and develop their hopping exploration robot. Called SpaceBok, the…
A Jarful of Titan Could Teach Us A Lot About Life There, and Here On Earth
Titan is a distant, exotic, and dangerous world. It's frigid temperatures and hydrocarbon chemistry is like nothing else in the…
Carnival of Space #619
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Fraser and John Michael Godier Debate the Fermi Paradox
As many of you are no doubt aware, our noble publisher, Fraser Cain, occasionally has the opportunity to sit down…