Collaborate Disseminate
Data captured by the Cassini spacecraft has been used to create a global infrared map of the Saturnian moon Enceladus. The icy world plays host to the dramatic “Tiger Stripe” vent formation which leads down to a massive subsurface ocean that, it’s long… Continue reading Enceladus’ Tiger Stripes glow red in new global mosaic
ESA has awarded €129.4 million of funding to the planetary defense mission Hera, which will observe the results of humanity’s first attempt to intentionally alter the orbit of a solar system asteroid. The mission could be the fist step along the road t… Continue reading ESA moves forward with Hera planetary defense mission
Blasting spacesuits with a beam of electrons could cause jagged, abrasive particles of moon dust to leap right off them, according to a newly published study. Apollo-era astronauts noted that the sticky, troublesome nature of lunar dust caused equipmen… Continue reading Future NASA astronauts may rely on electron beams to clean spacesuits
NASA has announced the selection of five Medium Class Explorer concept missions that could one day revolutionize our understanding of the space environment. The proposals include efforts to collect imagery of the Sun’s poles, and explore how the solar … Continue reading NASA selects concepts for future missions to examine space environment
A team of paleontologists has discovered that a 250-million-year-old species of animal called Lystrosaurus likely relied on hibernation to survive back when Antarctica was still part of the ancient supercontinent known as Pangaea. The extreme survival … Continue reading Prehistoric creature may have hibernated to survive Antarctic winters
For the first time, astronomers have used a machine learning algorithm – a form of self-teaching AI – to confirm the existence of exoplanets in data collected by the now-retired Kepler space telescope. The algorithm, which was designed to differentiate… Continue reading Astronomers confirm 50 new exoplanets using machine learning algorithm
Archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of an enormous 240 million year old reptile, which has the contents of its last meal – an almost equally massive sea creature – still visible in its stomach. The finding suggests that megapredation, which is … Continue reading Ancient fossil reveals final meal of massive marine carnivore
NASA has announced that soon after yesterday’s launch of the Mars Perseverance rover, the mission experienced minor issues that have hindered communication and caused the spacecraft couriering the rover to enter a “safe mode.” The mission team is now w… Continue reading Mars rover mission faces technical issues soon after launch
A new study claims that in the next 80 years, the global land area exposed to coastal flooding as a result of climate change is set to increase by roughly 50 percent, threatening tens of millions of people, and up to 20 percent of global GPD. The autho… Continue reading Coastal flooding could put 20 percent of global GDP at peril
When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, it will carry with it the first-ever spacesuit samples to land on the Red Planet. The materials will be exposed to the brutal high-radiation environment to test how future astronaut-… Continue reading NASA’s Perseverance rover to test future spacesuit materials on Mars