Andy Tomaswick
Subaru Telescope can now Analyze 2,400 Galaxies Simultaneously
First light is an exciting time for astronomers and engineers who help bring new telescopes up to speed. One of…
A Mission to Venus Could Sample its Atmosphere Directly, Searching for Life
We've reported in the past about the Venus Life Finder (VLF) mission, which is currently in the proposal stage but…
There’s a Cloud of Space Debris Around Earth. Here’s how we Could get a Better Picture of it
As we've reported here more than a few times - space debris is becoming more and more of a real…
Europe is Building a Communications Network Around the Moon
GPS and the world's other global positioning systems all have one very limiting disadvantage: they're global to only one world.…
We’ll Inevitably see Another Interstellar Object. Which Ones Make the Best Targets to Visit?
We finally have the technological means to detect interstellar objects. We've detected two in the last few years, 'Oumuamua and…
This is Probably the Last Picture we’ll see From InSight on Mars
It's almost time to say goodbye to another Martian friend. Plenty of missions to the Red Planet have gone silent…
Want a Sneak Peek From NASA’s Lucy Mission? Here are Some Photos it Took of the Moon During its Flyby
We reported a few weeks ago about an Earth gravity assist flyby for the Lucy mission. Around the same as…
Researchers Make Rocket Fuel Using Actual Regolith From the Moon
In-situ resource utilization is a hot topic these days in space exploration circles, and scientists and engineers have had a…
ESA is Considering a Mission to Enceladus
There are plenty of exciting places in the solar system to explore. But few are more interesting than Saturn's moon…
How do you Keep a Solar Sail Stable?
Solar sailing seems like a simple concept - instead of being pushed along by the wind, as in a typical…