Andy Tomaswick
Tiny Spacecraft Using Solar Sails Open Up a Solar System of Opportunity
Some parts of the solar system are exceptionally hard to reach. Despite the interesting scientific data we could collect from…
Astronomers Find 1,179 Previously Unknown Star Clusters in Our Corner of the Milky Way
Some of the most exciting things that happen in a telescope's lifetime are its data releases. Gaia, which has been…
Pale Blue Successfully Operates its Water-Based Propulsion System in Orbit
New in-space propulsion techniques seem to be popping out of the woodwork. The level of innovation behind moving things around…
Don’t Just Grow Potatoes on Mars, Use them for Concrete
A while back, we reported on a research group that was using an interesting mix of materials to create concrete…
Astronauts Could Mix and Match Parts to Make the Perfect Robot for Any Job
Building with Legos is a favored pastime for many small children and adults. We've even covered some more space-oriented Lego…
Machine Learning Finds 140,000 Future Star Forming Regions in the Milky Way
Our galaxy is still actively making stars. We've known that for a while, but sometimes it's hard to understand the…
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Sees A Beautiful Sunset on Mars
Sunsets provide some of the most beautiful natural imagery anywhere on Earth. People flock from all over to see sunsets…
The Best Way to Learn About Venus Could Be With a Fleet of Balloons
Interest in the exploration of Venus has kicked up a notch lately, especially after a contested recent discovery of phosphine,…
Finding Life in the Solar System Means Crunching a Lot of Data. The Perfect Job for Machine Learning
There are plenty of places for life to hide. Even on our blue planet, where we know there is abundant…
Researchers Build a Telescope with a Flat Lens
The picture of the Moon in the banner might not look all that spectacular, but it is absolutely astounding from…