There are plenty of crazy ideas for missions in the space exploration community. Some are just…
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NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch
A suborbital rocket is scheduled for launch the week of June 10-17 from NASA’s launch range…
Mars Express view of frost on Olympus Mons
This image shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire…
The search for Earthlike worlds
In July 2022, just six days after NASA declared that the James Webb Space Telescope was…
Using the moon’s soil to support life, energy generation and construction
Combustion chamber designed to simulate the lunar environment. Credit: University of Waterloo Imagine the moon as…
“Earthrise” by NASA Astronaut Bill Anders
The rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken…
“Earthrise” by NASA Astronaut Bill Anders
NASA astronaut Bill Anders took this iconic image of Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon on…
The Milky Way’s Last Merger Event Was More Recent Than Thought
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Far from alone | The Planetary Society
When Drake first proposed this equation, it wasn’t meant to yield a precise, accurate number, only…