EXPLAINER: 4 civilians circling Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight
The first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket blasted into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 14, 2021
Researchers enlist robot swarms to mine lunar resources
Aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon's resources using autonomous robot swarms.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 14, 2021
Cosmic concrete developed from space dust and astronaut blood
Researchers created a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 13, 2021
Ground-based observatories could use starshades to see distant planets
How do we find Earth-like planets outside our solar system? Send a giant structure that blocks starlight so that astronomers can see further
Joshua Shavit
Sep 13, 2021
New spacesuit technologies for Moon and Mars exploration developed
NASA announced the successful field testing of new spacesuit technologies for future astronaut science and exploration operations.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 11, 2021
NASA's next space telescope to launch in December
The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on December 18, 2021.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Cold planets exist throughout the galaxy, even in the galactic bulge
Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 7, 2021
Science and student payloads to fly aboard NASA's next scientific balloons mission
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program's 2021 fall campaign is now underway in New Mexico, launching the first three of eight missions in August
Joseph Shavit
Sep 7, 2021
NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock
NASA has confirmed that its Perseverance rover has succeeded in collecting its first rock sample on Mars.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 7, 2021
Should we be worried about solar radiation exposure during airline travel?
Commercial flight crews have to work with the occupational hazard of aviation radiation exposure. Aviation guidelines aim to mitigate it.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 3, 2021
What young stars teach us about the birth of our solar system
The familiar star at the center of our solar system has had billions of years to mature and ultimately provide life-giving energy to us here
Joseph Shavit
Sep 3, 2021
An accidental discovery hints at a hidden population of cosmic objects
Brown dwarfs aren't quite stars and aren't quite planets, and a new study suggests there might be more lurking in our galaxy than known.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 1, 2021
New innovation could reduce the amount of hazardous space debris
A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back to Earth is scheduled to undergo a test launch
Joseph Shavit
Sep 1, 2021
The forecast for Mars includes otherworldly weather predictions
As scientists prepare for crewed missions to nearby planets and moons, they've identified a need for something beyond rovers and rockets.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 31, 2021
International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing
We have shown that the path to producing human tissue in space is feasible, not only in theory, but in practice
Joshua Shavit
Aug 31, 2021
Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 28, 2021
Two experiments to help humans "go farther / stay longer" in space
When the Space X23 rocket launches to resupply the International Space Station, it will carry two experiments designed to sustain humans
Joseph Shavit
Aug 28, 2021
Advanced civilizations could be using Dyson spheres to collect energy from black holes
Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them—they're also one of the universe's biggest energy sources
Joseph Shavit
Aug 28, 2021
Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation
FLPP oversees system studies and research activities to foster new and disruptive technologies which have the potential to reduce cost.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 27, 2021
Alien Life Could Exist on 'Hycean' Exoplanets, Study Finds
When we search for life out there in the galaxy, we base our efforts on what we know. So far, we know only one planet that has yielded life.
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