A Japanese Company is About to Test a Tiny Space Elevator… in Space
A team of Japanese engineers recently constructed a scale-model of a space elevator, which will be sent to the ISS…
What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?
For thousands of years, human being have been contemplating the Universe and seeking to determine its true extent. And whereas…
Japanese Startup is Working on a Reusable Rocketplane to Carry Passengers to Space, as Early as 2023
The Japanese startup PD Aerospace is developing a reusable space plane that will use a combination of jet engines and…
Cassini Data Has Revealed a Towering Hexagonal Storm at Saturn’s Northern Pole
Data from the Cassini mission has revealed a massive hexagonal shaped storm high in the stratosphere of Saturn's north pole.
This is the Exact Spot that ESA’s SMART-1 Crashed Into the Moon in 2006
Thanks to images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, it is now known exactly where the ESA's SMART-1 mission landed…
Exploring the Ice Giants: Neptune and Uranus at Opposition for 2018
Have you seen all of the planets for yourself? This week is a good time to check off the most…
Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them
According to a new study by a pair of researchers, planets covered in deep oceans (aka. "water worlds") may be…
Forming Dense Metal Planets like Mercury is Probably Pretty Difficult and Rare in the Universe
A new study by a team of Swiss astronomers indicates that Mercury-like planets, which have a high iron-to-rock ration, are…
Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth
A new study by a team of Canadian researchers places new constraints on when life first emerged on Earth, which…
Carnival of Space #577
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Zain Husain at the Brownspaceman.com blog. Click here to read Carnival of…