NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
7 min read NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun KEY POINTS NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken the closest ever images to the Sun, captured just 3.8…
Meet Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA instruments and aircraft are helping identify potential sources of critical minerals across vast swaths of California, Nevada, and…
Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies
A new GAO report highlights slow adoption of orbital servicing capabilities The post Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies appeared first on SpaceNews.
UK joins Eutelsat capital boost to maintain strategic LEO stake
The U.K. plans to inject $191 million into Eutelsat’s capital raise this year to maintain its 10.89% stake in the French multi-orbit satellite operator. The post UK joins Eutelsat capital…
What if science fiction is our best glimpse of the future?
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, award-winning science fiction author and physicist David Brin joins host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of space, science, and…
Secretary of Transportation Duffy named acting NASA administrator
In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump announced late July 9 that he has named Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator. The post Secretary of Transportation Duffy named…
NASA’s Future Telescope Could Solve the Mystery of Life’s Origins
A team of scientists are preparing to use NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory to answer one of the most profound questions of all time: How does life begin? Rather than…
Giant Liquid Mirrors Could Revolutionise the Hunt for Habitable Worlds
A team of researchers has cracked the code for building space telescopes with mirrors the size of a soccer field, not from perfectly figured glass, but from liquid floating in…
How Your Flight Home Could Be Broadcasting Earth’s Location to Aliens.
Alarmingly, a team of scientists propose that every flight you take could be alerting alien civilizations to our existence. I must apologise now as I pack for a flight out…
HKU astrobiologist joins national effort to map out China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission
China’s Tianwen-3 is poised to be the first sample-return mission to Mars. The science team now includes a group of astrobiologists from Hong Kong University (HKU), led by Professor Yiliang…