Reusable Chinese Rocket Soft-Lands in the Ocean in a New Test
Chinese rocket startup Space Epoch put on a show recently, with a demonstration test launch of their reusable Yanxinghe-1 rocket booster.
Do the Clouds of Venus Really Host Life?
On the surface (you’re welcome for the joke), Venus is not even close to being hospitable to life. But that’s not the end of the story.
U.S. Space Force awards BAE Systems $1.2 billion contract for missile-tracking satellites
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Golden Dome: It’s all about the data
Golden Dome’s ground control and software layers may be as vital — and competitive — as its satellites. The post Golden Dome: It’s all about the data appeared first on…
South Korea’s Venus-focused cubesat advances as larger missions face NASA cuts
South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions face…
How Likely Is Life on Mars?
Mars is by far the most Earth-like planet in the solar system…but that’s not saying much.
Missions to Mars with the Starship Could Only Take Three Months
In a recent paper, UCSB physicist Jack Kingdom identified a trajectory for a rapid transit (90 days) to Mars using SpaceX’s Starship. This proposal offers an alternative to mission architectures…
Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year’s two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.
What’s at the center of Mars? Maybe the stench of rotten eggs
Mars’ core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth’s core to form…
Future Telescopes Could Detect Life Managing their Planet Atmospheres
The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish between biotic and abiotic processes. Ideally, scientists would do…