Space2Sea Antarctica marks the inaugural voyage in a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This innovative journey blends Earth’s uncharted territories with the inspiring narrative of human curiosity and…
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‘What is that?’ Scientists explain white patch that appears near northern lights
Images of the aurora borealis showing the structured continuum emission. Credit: University of Calgary, Faculty of Science research team A whitish, gray patch that sometimes appears in the night sky…
Space Launch System could launch a Titan balloon mission
Artist’s depiction of a balloon on Titan. Credit: Donahue et al. Few places in the solar system are better suited to a balloon than Titan. The combination of low gravity…
Beaverlab Finder TW2 AI-enhanced telescope review
The Opticron Explorer 8×42 is packed with premium features that are typically found in much more expensive monoculars. It boasts not only BAK-4-coated prisms for superior image clarity but also…
US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission
Les astronautes Butch Wilmore (tout à gauche) et Suni Williams (à droite), accompagnés des astronautes Nick Hague et Don Pettit, dans la Station spatiale internationale (ISS), le 8 janvier 2025.…
SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket’s Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13
SpaceX’s Starship will fly for the seventh time ever early next week, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX announced today (Jan. 8) that it’s targeting Monday (Jan. 13) for…
NASA won’t decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026
NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth, but the agency won’t pick a winner for another 18 months or so. Analysis of those…
Coordinating risk assessments for radiation in outer space
In the next few decades, crewed missions to the moon and Mars will likely become frequent. One of the main challenges faced by these future missions will be the need…
