In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is becoming a more and more popular topic as space exploration begins to focus on landing on the surface of other...
Materials are a crucial yet underappreciated component of any space exploration program.* Without novel materials and ways to make them, things that...
It's a fair question, isn't it? What IF Perseverance finds evidence of life on Mars? What will the implications of this be?
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is getting closer and closer to its launch date in 2025. This Hubble-class wide-field infrared telescope is...
Last summer, the Parker Solar Probe flew past Venus on its way to fly closer to the Sun. In a bit of a surprise, one of the spacecraft’s cameras, the...
Mars’ surface is a harsh environment for life.* But life on Earth is notoriously resilient as well.* No one is quite sure yet how microbes from Earth...
It was the brightest supernova in nearly 400 years when it lit the skies of the southern hemisphere in February 1987. Supernova 1987A – the explosion...
Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and teasing...
The Space Court Foundation has launched a new series titled Women of Color in Space! Their first interview with Ruvimbo Samanga is now available for...