Andy Tomaswick
Watch the Mars Sample Return Mission Test the Rocket That’ll Leap off the Surface of Mars
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been going through a rough patch lately. We recently reported on reports coming out…
Computer Algorithm Finds a “Potentially Hazardous” Asteroid
Humanity has been on an asteroid-finding spree as of late. Those close to Earth, known as Near Earth Objects (NEOs),…
Could Aging Wine Become The First Major Space Manufacturing Business?
In capitalist societies, resources are primarily directed at solving problems, and one of the biggest hurdles facing space development is…
Need To Image An Asteroid Close Up? There’s an AMIGO For That.
There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we've found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them using…
Engineers Design a Robot That Can Stick To, Crawl Along, and Sail Around Rubble Pile Asteroids
Asteroids come in many shapes and sizes. Most are spherical, though many have a feature that can make them difficult…
Is This The First Exoplanet Trojan, or the Result of an Epic Collision Between Worlds?
It seems like every week, researchers are finding more and more interesting exoplanets. Many of them have analogs in our…
We Could Get Large Amounts of Water From the Moon by Directing the Sun At It
One of the most commonly discussed challenges when starting our species' space exploration journey is how to get the resources…
Perseverance Finds a Wealth of Organic Materials on Mars
The search for life on Mars has been a long a confusing one. Inconclusive experiments abound, but one thing is…
A Satellite is Now Continuously Watching Lightning Strikes in Europe
Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in - sometimes because…
After 63 Days of Silence, NASA Has Restored Communications with the Mars Helicopter
One of the most exciting success stories we've been able to report on repeatedly here at UT is that of…