space

Astronauts successfully roll out and power up new solar arrays on ISS

Posted in Science on 3rd Jul, 2021
by Alex Muller

NASA and its partners are locked in a constant cycle of repair, refurbishment and replacement in order to keep the station in working order.

Japan Wants to Build Intercontinental Passenger Spaceships by the Early 2040s

Posted in Business, Science on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller

A booming space industry is making it easier than ever to get into orbit, but Japan is betting that it could revolutionize terrestrial travel, too. The country’s science ministry has unveiled a plan to develop intercontinental passenger spaceships by the early 2040s.

Plans for Nüwa, a Proposed City on Mars Built Inside a Giant Cliff

Posted in Featured, Reviews, Science on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller

Nuwa would be the capital in a design made up of five linked cities, each housing 200,000 to 250,000 people.

SpaceX Will Have an Offshore Spaceport for Starship Launches

Posted in Hardware, Science on 4th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller

Right now it seems entirely possibly that the spaceports will be launch-ready long before the spaceships are.

Life on Mars could be Hidden Underground

Posted in Science on 4th May, 2021
by Alex Muller

With technologies like transient electromagnetic sounding, Tarnas says, researchers can get an idea of where and how much water is hiding beneath the surface.