Essay: From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
In an article first published on The Conversation, planetary scientist ALI M BRAMSON canvases some of this year’s upcoming space missions…
Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism
Washington DC, USReuters An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighbourhood is offering some of the best evidence to date of volcanism beyond our solar system, with observations suggesting a rugged and rocky world tormented by constant eruptions. Scientists said on Wednesday the planet, the third detected orbiting this particular star, is […]
Essay: Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023
GARETH DORRIAN, of the University of Birmingham, and IAN WHITTAKER, of Nottingham Trent University, look – in an article first published on The Converation – at what 2023 promises for space exploration…
Essay: Why Artemis may be the last mission for NASA astronauts
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARTIN REES, emeritus professor of cosmology and astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, spells out why Artemis is “ultimately more likely to be a swansong than the launch of a new Apollo era”…
Essay: NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important
JACK BURNS, professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, answers some key questions about the Artemis 1 mission…
UAE partners with Japan’s ispace to send rover to the Moon in 2022
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Lunar exploration company ispace will transport a United Arab Emirates rover to the Moon in 2022, the company said on Wednesday, as the UAE pushes for rapid expansion in the space exploration business to diversify its economy. The UAE is using its space programme to develop its scientific and technological capabilities […]
Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on red planet
Los Angeles, USReuters NASA scientists on Monday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies of last week’s’ daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red planet and a rocket-powered hovercraft lowering the science lab on wheels to the surface. The footage was recorded on Thursday by a series of cameras mounted at different […]
Essay: The International Space Station at 20 offers hope and a template for future cooperation
WENDY WHITMAN COBB, a professor at the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, looks at the achievements of the International Space Station – both actual and symbolic…
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
Pasadena, California, USReuters A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency’s mission to send humans into deep space. The US space agency last week showed off its Mars 2020 rover, whose official name […]