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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 with a heretofore unprecedented fidelity. However, there’s...
Alex · 02 September 2020 · 165
How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars
In life, we're used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But looking up at the night sky is different. When we look at the stars we're actually looking at the past, we aren't seeing the stars, or really anything in the universe...
Alex · 29 January 2021 · 180
SpaceX Crew Dragon Is the Most Anticipated Launch of the Year
This is the moment that we’ve all been waiting for. SpaceX’s Demo-2 is just about to launch. We're on the verge of a truly historic event in human spaceflight. For the very first time SpaceX, a privately owned company, will ferry two NASA...
Alex · 27 May 2020 · 55
A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone
What happens when you’re lost and you don’t have your phone to give you directions? We all have that one road, building, or tree that helps us remember where we’re going. Without those kinds of landmarks, it might be harder to navig...
Jacob Enderson · 19 March 2021 · 87
NASA Is Getting New Spacesuits, Here’s What Makes Them So Special
NASA’s Artemis program plans to return humans to the moon by 2024, 55 years after astronauts first set boots on lunar regolith. In that time technology has come a long way, so those boots—and the rest of the space suit — are getting...
Alex · 12 February 2021 · 131
The Latest SpaceX Starship Prototype Is About to Launch
After SpaceX’s previous two Starship prototypes met their explosive demise at the southern tip of Texas, Starship Serial Number 10 has finally stuck the landing! And then it exploded. Still, this proved a major part of the Starship concept, but...
Alex · 10 March 2021 · 57
Max Polyakov Develops Innovative Space Tech even as War Rages in Ukraine
The theory of Noosphere was voiced almost a hundred years ago by prominent scientist Volodymyr Vernadsky, but even today, it has plenty of ardent supporters. The concept envisions the next stage of human evolution through peaceful science and technol...
Alex · 31 December 2022 · 83
Forget GPS, Future Missions May Use Neutron Stars to Navigate Deep Space
Lighthouses have helped safely guide mariners for centuries. As space explorers consider traveling to destinations like the moon and beyond, future interstellar travelers may one day receive similar guidance from NASA’s new pulsar-based navigat...
Alex · 12 August 2020 · 122
Could Mars’ Extinct Volcanoes Reawaken?
Between 3 and 4 billion years ago, Mars bubbled and burst with volcanic activity. The planet’s stationary crust and lower surface gravity meant volcanoes could build themselves up to staggering heights, like...
Alex · 09 August 2021 · 55
NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket May Be One Step Closer to Launch
NASA decided to kick off the year in a major way, by performing the latest test on the core stage engines of the Space Launch System destined to put the first woman and next man on the moon. But things didn’t go quite as expected. In fact, the...
Alex · 24 February 2021 · 57
Is the Solar System Missing a Planet?
You’ve probably had the layout of the solar system drilled into you so much that at this point it’s second nature. Which is why it might surprise you to learn that those 8 planets in that neat layout weren’t always where they are to...
Kelly · 30 November 2021 · 259
SpaceX and NASA Will Deliver Next-Generation Power to the ISS
SpaceX and NASA are teaming up again to launch their 22d Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS... but this time, they're bringing along tools to give it a makeover! Onboard the Dragon cargo capsule is a massive solar array system that&rsqu...
Kelly · 06 June 2021 · 66
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, poop. The only difference is if their toilet doesn’t work, they can’t po...
Den W. · 09 September 2020 · 90
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 merging black holes. It was no small feat, but LIGO is no small...
Alex · 07 October 2020 · 40
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 gas called phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere,...
Alex · 29 September 2020 · 69
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 the Trojan asteroids. It will be the very first time NASA visits t...
Kelly · 02 September 2020 · 88