24 February 2020
First results from InSight reveal a seismically active Mars
... have come from sources such as episodes of underground fluid migration or rock and soil moving down a crater wall over time due to gravity. Data on Mars’ seismic activity coupled with Gamma Ray Spectrometer chemical mapping...
30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
... layer of loose dusty material that coats the surface of many terrestrial planets and moons – to build the walls of intended habitats. However, like building houses on this planet with bricks, you still need some sort...
03 August 2020
Mars was cold and icy, not warm and wet, new study says
... in the UK are all examples of where glaciers have sheared away mountainsides, creating deep valleys with vertical walls. While a warm, wet beginning on Mars ticks a lot of boxes to explain many martian features, past cold, icy...
07 August 2020
Huge city-wide lunar lava tubes identified in new study
... plains are intact. The collapse chains we observed might have been caused by asteroids piercing the tube walls. This is what the collapse chains in Marius Hills seem to suggest,” adds the Structural and Planetary Geology...
19 October 2020
Astronomers identify a true water-world that could have an ocean over 100 kms deep
... wave caused by the planet's proximity to Gargantua, the black hole featured in the film. Aside from a colossal wall of water that devastates anything in its path, could LHS1140b also be classed as a water-world in another planetary system...
03 February 2021
SpaceX announces Inspiration4, the first ‘all-civilian’ mission to space
... air force which trains pilots for the United States military. Isaacman sold a majority stake in Draken to Wall Street firm Blackstone in 2019 for a nine-figure sum. For Isaacman, Inspiration4 is the realisation of a lifelong dream...
