Andy Tomaswick
You’ll Soon be Able to Access Starlink Directly With Your Cellphone, From Anywhere in the US, and Eventually the World
The future of satellite communications is almost upon us. SpaceX has signed a deal with T-Mobile to provide the carrier's…
With Better Communication, Astronomers and Satellites can co-Exist
SpaceX's Starlink satellite system has been in the news lately for both good and ill. The "Mega-constellation" of around 2,800…
Another of the Lucy Mission’s Asteroids has a Moon
There is still so much we don't know about the asteroids. Various missions have already been sent to some near…
Mars and Moon Dust can be Turned Into Geopolymer Cement. Good Enough for Landing Pads and Other Structures
Materials science has long taken the lead in space exploration research, and it seems to have been getting even more…
Mars InSight Doesn’t Find any Water ice Within 300 Meters Under its Feet
Space science doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes when scientists think they've made a remarkable discovery that will make human…
A new way to Make Oxygen on Mars: Using Plasma
There's more than one way to produce oxygen on Mars. Or at least there is now. After the success of…
New Pics of Phobos From China’s Tianwen-1 Orbiter
Two fundamental factors affect all astrophotography - timing and location. If a camera happens to be at the right place…
Not Just a Planet Hunter. TESS Found Over 25,000 Flaring Stars
One of the beauties of modern-day space telescopes is that the data they produce, which is eventually wholly released to…
Falling Space Junk has a 10% Chance of Killing Someone in the Next Decade
The statistics of how people die offer a gruesome but informative way to understand both how humans perceive threats and…
A Satellite had to Dodge Space Junk as it was Raising its Orbit to Avoid Solar Activity
The phrase "when it rains, it pours" is commonly used in the US to denote that bad things usually happen…