NASA Estimates $28 Billion to Meet Artemis Deadlines

POLICY 09.22.2020 08:40 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has recently revealed its plan to meet its target of landing "the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon" by 2024 - but it will cost approximately $28 billion.

Cometary Aurora May Provide Clues on Solar Wind & Space Weather

09.22.2020 07:40 AM

Aurora or the northern lights have been confirmed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko but is unlike Earth's light show. The invisible aurora, triggered by solar particles, may provide more information on how solar wind affects space weather.

Northrop Grumman Earns Contract for Space Force's ESS Program

09.21.2020 09:30 AM

Northrop Grumman Corporation, the American aerospace and defense developer, has bagged the contract from the US Space Force (USSF) to develop the prototype for its planned Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program.

Rocket Lab on the Track For Its First US Launch

09.20.2020 08:20 AM

Rocket Lab, the aeronautics company headquartered in California, is wrapping up preparations for its first launch from American soil.

NASA on Enceladus - Infrared Mapping Reveals Fresh Ice on Northern Hemisphere

09.19.2020 21:29 PM

New images from data provided by the Cassini spacecraft provide evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus has been resurfaced with ice from the interior.

Four Kleos Satellites to Launch in Early November 2020

09.19.2020 07:40 AM

Kleos Space has released an update on their Kleos Scouting Mission in which they are set to launch four Kleos satellites in the first half of November 2020.

NASA's New SPLICE Technology Will Allow Pilot-Less Precision Landing

09.18.2020 09:30 AM

NASA has developed a set of technologies under its SPLICE project that will allow its future spacecraft to avoid boulders and craters in its identified safe landing site.

Hubble Captures "Rainbow" Images of Jupiter

09.18.2020 09:20 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope capture new images of Jupiter revealing rainbow-like patterns and colors never seen before. Europa is also seen on the left side of the gas giant, a candidate of a habitable world.

Dynetics Unveils Lunar Lander for Future Artemis Mission

09.17.2020 22:54 PM

Dynetics has built a full-size mock-up of the lunar lander that will carry NASA astronauts to the moon in 2024.

Chitin-Derived Materials Can be Used to Create Tools & Shelter on Mars

09.17.2020 09:00 AM

Chitin, an organic substance commonly found on Earth, can be used to create tools and shelter for future space explorations on the Moon and on Mars. Scientists have been developing technology that efficiently manufactures chitin-derived materials.

Russia Declares Venus a Russian Planet

09.17.2020 08:30 AM

Russia's space chief has claimed that Venus is a 'Russian planet' after news of biosignatures were detected which could indicate that there is life on the planet.

Fully Automated Device Can Detect Signs of Life in Space

09.17.2020 08:10 AM

With space exploration advancing, scientists continue to search for signs of life on other moons and planets. A new fully automated device can efficiently identify and label organic compounds from soil samples.

NASA Missions Find Survivor Planet Orbiting Remains of Dead Star

09.17.2020 07:50 AM

Astronomers have discovered a giant survivor planet moving around a white dwarf, or a superdense core remnant of a former star, posing evidence that planets can survive the death of their host stars.

Aurora Borealis May Have Contributed to Sinking of Titanic, Suggests Meteorological Researcher

09.17.2020 07:40 AM

A U.S. meteorological researcher suggests that RMS Titanic might have sunk due to the solar flare that had, in the most subtle way, thrown off the ship's navigation.

What is the Solar Cycle 25?

09.16.2020 08:40 AM

Experts from NASA and the NOAA have recently announced the beginning of Solar Cycle 25. They explain the impact of solar activity on space weather and space exploration.