by admin | Jun 24, 2025 | alien life, News, Planets, Science, space, Space News, space travel, The Conversation
The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance this search. However, the signs of life – called biosignatures – that scientists may find will... by admin | May 13, 2025 | astronomy, Nasa, News, space, Space News, space travel, spacecraft, The Conversation
When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag. This force opposes a moving vehicle, and it’s part of the reason why your car naturally slows to a stop if you take your foot off the gas pedal. But drag doesn’t... by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | colonies, Earth, Mars, Nasa, News, space, Space News, space travel, SpaceX
Could humans expand beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades. However, it has been seen by sceptics as a delusion at best and mere bluster at worst. Mars might seem... by admin | Dec 4, 2024 | Elon Musk, News, rocket, SLS, Space News, space travel, SpaceX, Trump NASA
Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that NASA’s giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. The rocket is one of several key elements needed for the US space agency’s Artemis programme,... by admin | Oct 14, 2024 | Nasa, News, nuclear rockets, rockets, space, Space News, space travel, The Conversation
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical... by admin | Feb 4, 2024 | Artemis mission, moon, Nasa, News, space, Space News, space travel
A 2019 Time magazine cover portrayed four astronauts running towards the Moon. Pictured alongside the headline “The Next Space Race”, one of the astronauts carried an American flag, one carried a Chinese flag and the other two belonged to space companies owned by...