Andy Tomaswick
NASA Achieves Impressive Bandwidth with its New Laser Communications System
Ships passing in the night used Morse code sent with lanterns and shutters to communicate. That same basic principle has…
Hera Says Farewell to the Earth and Moon
Testing the equipment on an interstellar mission is one of the first things operators do when the spacecraft successfully launches.…
How Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big Bang
Cosmology has had several ground-breaking discoveries over the last 100+ years since Einstein developed his theory of relativity. Two of…
How Accessible is Titanium On The Moon?
Mining the Moon to extract its resources is a critical step on humanity's path into the solar system. One of…
What’s the Best Material for a Lunar Tower?
Physical infrastructure on the Moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear…
Could You Find What A Lunar Crater Is Made Of By Shooting It?
Americans are famously fond of their guns. So it should come as no surprise that a team of NASA scientists…
An Ambitious Mission to Neptune Could Study Both the Planet and Triton
Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our lack of…
Can a Greenhouse with a Robotic Arm Feed the Next Lunar Astronauts?
Continuous human habitation of the Moon is the state aim of many major space-faring nations in the coming decades. Reaching…
Polaris Dawn is Away, Sending Another Crew Into Orbit to Perform the First Private Spacewalk
We’ve officially entered a new era of private spaceflight. Yesterday, the crew of Polaris Dawn, a privately funded mission managed…
Space Stations Get Pretty Moldy. How Can We Prevent it?
Ask any property inspector, and they'll tell you one of the maxims of their profession - where there's moisture, there's…