Target planet selection and terraformation. A. The objective function, used for determining the destination of life from a terraformed “parent” planet. Candidate destinations are first constrained by a maximum positional
Target planet selection and terraformation. A. The objective function, used for determining the destination of life from a terraformed “parent” planet. Candidate destinations are first constrained by a maximum positional
Our sun cycles through its pattern of energetic activity every 11 years, but the technology scientists use to observe is advancing at a faster pace. That’s one of the take-home
A: XRF maps of Ca, Fe, and Mn; RGB map of U, Mn, and Fe. Calcite and detrital minerals can be distinguished by areas of high and low abundance in
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned launch of the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission. Image: SpaceX
After skipping 2024, Star Wars Celebration is back on April 18-20 with a long-awaited return to Japan. This means that plenty of Star Wars news is coming our way soon,
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:15 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2025,
Credit: NASA NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs will host the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time at its monthly webinar for small businesses at 1 p.m.
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A ahead of the planned launch of the CRS-32 mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX
The Moon is setting in the UK at the start of the umbral phase of the total eclipse of the Moon of 14 March. A sizeable part of the full
This week marks another exciting chapter in China’s space exploration efforts with the launch of three taikonauts headed for the Tiangong space station. Set to lift off on Thursday, April