How Scientists Plan the Future of Lunar Exploration
As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists…
SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical Tech
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look Outdated
The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
The PRSC-EO2 Milestone: How Pakistan’s Latest Satellite Completes a High-Res ‘Sensor Triad’
On 12 February, Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission’s (SUPARCO) second earth-observation satellite – i.e., the Pakistan…
Seattle’s lessons for rocket reusability
New Glenn on its second launch last November. Blue Origin is again considering ways to reuse the rocket’s…
The Initial Defense Satellite Communications System
The US military’s first operational communications satellite system was designed to be relatively simple and fast, after…
Very Few Planets Have the Right Chemistry for Life
Many factors influence a planet’s habitability. The more obvious ones include being in a star’s habitable zone and…
Why don’t more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer
It’s one of the most instantly recognizable scenes in cinematic history: Luke Skywalker gazes at a double sunset…
NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
NASA is currently tracking a car-sized asteroid set to zip past the Earth tomorrow, February 17, at a whopping 12,616 miles per hour. The space rock, 2026 CR2, is estimated to be about 9.7 feet…
This NASA Probe Flew Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before, Here’s What It Discovered!
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed a historic milestone by traveling closer to the Sun than any spacecraft…
Scientists Make a Game-Changing Find in the Bennu Asteroid
In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples of the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu to Earth. Upon examining them, scientists…