26 August 2016
All eyes on Jupiter as Juno moves in close tomorrow
... time to be made available. "No other spacecraft has ever orbited Jupiter this closely, or over the poles in this fashion," said Steve Levin, Juno project scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "This is our...
06 July 2018
ESA investigates health risk of living on the Moon
... for mining purposes and as a platform for launching interplanetary missions to Mars and beyond, the Moon is back in fashion again. But just how safe would it be to live on our nearest neighbour? Perhaps not very safe at all...
10 August 2018
Fiery inferno awaits NASA's Parker Solar Probe
... Szabo, the mission scientist for Parker Solar Probe. “Recent advances in materials science gave us the material to fashion a heat shield in front of the spacecraft not only to withstand the extreme heat of the Sun, but to remain...
13 May 2019
New study suggests Moon is still tectonically active
... already been proposed, however nothing so far has come from it. But now that the Moon is back in fashion, scientists may only have to wait until 2024 before a suitable opportunity arises for an LGN to go ahead...
15 May 2019
New funding under fire for Moon 2024 Artemis mission
... to agency employees earlier this week, are a down payment ‘that gets us out of the gate in a very strong fashion and sets us up for success in the future.” The gate that Bridenstine refers to, is the Gateway, the lunar...
14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
... space community to show that it is serious about managing the space environment in a responsible and sustainable fashion. Adherence to the principles articulated within these guidelines would be a good place to start,” he says. * * * The...
