Space (15)
China’s Chang'e 5 Will Collect the First Moon Rocks in Nearly 40 Years
China is no stranger to lunar missions. Over the years, the country has sent a number of increasingly challenging missions to our natural satellite. The most famous of which, was t...
Alex in Space 21 November 2020 · 12
SpaceX And NASA Prepare For the Historic Launch of Crew-1
We saw Demo-2 head to space with astronauts and return safely. But that was just a test. Now SpaceX is ready for the real deal: Crew-1. And like many of SpaceX’s endeavors, it’s ma...
Alex in Space 12 November 2020 · 7
The Mystery of Saturn’s Giant Hexagonal Storm May Soon Be Solved
Since its discovery 40 years ago, Saturn’s mysterious hexagon has left scientists scratching their heads. But a recent computer simulation designed by researchers at Harvard may pr...
Jacob Enderson in Space 16 October 2020 · 4
This NASA Spacecraft Could Unveil the Origins of Life
On the list of all-time big picture questions, “Where did we come from?’ has got to be near the top. It’s stumped philosophers and scientists since the beginning of philosophy and...
Jacob Enderson in Space 14 October 2020 · 10
This New Martian Moon Mission Could Explain How Life Began
We’re heading to Mars again. But this time, it will be the first round-trip mission, not to the Red Planet itself, but to its moons. In case you didn’t know, Mars actually has two...
Jacob Enderson in Space 08 October 2020 · 36 · 1
How Quantum Diamonds Will Help Us Detect Cosmic Collisions
Back in 2015, the two detectors that make up the experiment called LIGO made waves. Well, technically they detected waves — they picked up the gravitational waves generated by two...
Alex in Space 07 October 2020 · 8
Earth’s “Evil” Twin May Hold Signs of Life
After earning a bad reputation as Earth’s “evil twin”, Venus is finally getting some good press. Recently, a team of international astronomers announced the discovery of a rare ga...
Alex in Space 29 September 2020 · 12
This Massive Wall of Galaxies Is Lurking Beyond the Milky Way
Do you ever feel like you were born too late? You may have the urge to be a great explorer, but the age of cartographers mapping our continents’ shores and mountains has long since...
Kelly in Space 14 September 2020 · 33
In Space, Every Poop Is a Floater: Why the New ISS Toilet Costs $23 Million
We have a habit of deifying astronauts, but the truth is they’re humans just like us. They put on their space suits one leg at a time, they have to eat, sleep, and just like us, po...
Den W. in Space 09 September 2020 · 36
The most exciting telescope that no-one is talking about
We are all, in my opinion, rightfully excited about the James Webb Space Telescope launch in 2021. Such a powerful space telescope will allow us to see things extremely far away...
Alex in Space 02 September 2020 · 37 · 1
This Upcoming NASA Mission Could Discover How Our Solar System Began
As of this month, NASA officially approved the construction of their asteroid hunting spacecraft, Lucy. Little Lucy will visit two large asteroid clusters near Jupiter known as t...
Kelly in Space 02 September 2020 · 22 · 1
11 Billion Years of Our Universe’s History Were Missing… Until Now
We think it all started with a Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. Just like that, the universe burst into existence, and we can still see the remnants of this event’s afterglow in th...
Alex in Space 27 August 2020 · 21 · 1