The Odds of Finding Water on Mars
Mars has plenty of water, and almost all of it is in the wrong place. The poles are rich in ice, the equator, where you would actually want to land,…
The Telescope That Points Itself
Time on a large professional telescope is one of the scarcest resources in science. Astronomers wait months for a few hours, and every one of those hours is a running…
‘Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise’: Rocket Lab unveils new ‘GHOST’ portable spaceport system
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called “GHOST.” GHOST — short for “Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology”…
Interstellar Travel III: Antimatter to the Rescue?
With the end of the Space Age and the winding down of the Cold War, scientists again returned to the question of interstellar flight. Having failed to realize a working…
Rocket Lab builds deployable infrastructure for Electron launches
Named ‘GHOST’ the containerized infrastructure is designed to support orbital and suborbital launches The post Rocket Lab builds deployable infrastructure for Electron launches appeared first on SpaceNews.
Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch
Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Lab’s upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028. The post Kepler…
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Community College Instructors… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 2 min read Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century…
The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a smaller galactic neighbor, scientists find
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have shed light on a recent chapter in the history of our Milky Way’s neighboring galaxy, Andromeda. Using Hubble Space Telescope observations of…
Lego Project Hail Mary review: Amaze, amaze, amaze!
Given how much I enjoyed the Project Hail Mary movie, I was beyond hyped to get my hands on the Lego Project Hail Mary set. And now that I’ve built…
NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max
Credit: NASA As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A…