Andy Tomaswick
ESO is Using a New System to Allocate Telescope Time. It’s Working Well
Most astronomers know the struggle of getting time on the world's most powerful telescopes. Even though this observing time might…
Building a Satellite out of Wood? Use Magnolia
Typically when you think of a satellite, you think of a metal box with electronic components inside it. But that…
An Innovative Heat Shield That Doesn’t Need to Be Replaced Between Missions
A revolution in space manufacturing is coming. Enabled by cheaper launch costs, companies are scrambling to take advantage of easier…
NASA Shuts Down the Lunar Flashlight Mission After it Fails to Go into Orbit
NASA missions can be categorized into two types. One type includes headline-grabbing missions, such as the JWST or New Horizons,…
<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-creates-in-space-servicing-assembly-manufacturing-consortium">NASA is Getting Serious About Building and Assembling Future Missions… in Space</a>
Most people involved in some product development have had a lousy supply chain experience at least once in their careers.…
ESA Wants Your Ideas for Living off the Land… on the Moon
Challenges have been a mainstay of space exploration for several years at this point. In the past, they have ranged…
Confirmed. Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources are Really That Bright
At the extreme end of astrophysics, there are all sorts of phenomena that seem to be counter-intuitive. For example, how…
NASA Thinks They Can Give us 30 Minutes of Warning Before a Killer Solar Storm Hits Earth
We've touched on the hazards of solar storms plenty of times in the past. We've also recently started reporting even…
A Rocket-Powered Spaceplane Completes a Successful Test Flight
Access to space is getting easier and more accessible as more and more platforms are coming online that can significantly…
Machine Learning Tidies Up the Cosmos
Amanda Morris, a press release writer at Northwestern University, describes an important astronomical effect in terms entertaining enough to be…