NASA

'Smallsats' open up new planetary frontier

Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Nasa is planning a series of small satellite missions that could open up new ways of exploring the Solar System.

Trump signs NASA funding bill, sets goal of human on Mars

Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill authorizing funding for NASA while setting a new goal to send humans to Mars.

Warming Mars and thickening its atmosphere can be done in 10-100 years

Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

If all the solar incident on Mars were to be captured then Mars would warm to Earth-like temperatures in about 10 years.

NASA's new ozone layer watchdog takes orbit

Posted in Hardware on 11th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

The ozone layer is no longer thinning, but we need to keep an eye on it.

US Government Issues NASA Demand, 'Get Humans to Mars By 2033'

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Both chambers of Congress just passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2017.