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Humans Plan to Settle on Mars in 2025
Internet January 6, 2014
I don’t know what your long range goals include, but I’d venture a guess that helping to build a human settlement on Mars isn’t at the top of your 20 year plan. That’s okay. Even if it isn’t part of your goal, it’s a part of the Mars One... Read more
Hubble Telescope Has Seen Water Plumes On Jupiter’s Moon
Internet December 17, 2013
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed water plumes coming from Jupiter’s moon, Europa, for the very first time. Lorenz Roth, whose team made the discovery said: “this is tremendously exciting.” Roth explains that they had some evidence that “pointed to the existence of an ocean located under Europa’s icy... Read more
Space Cowboys: NASA Want To Lasso Asteroids
Internet December 16, 2013
NASA has big plans to lasso an asteroid and then land an astronaut on to it. As a result it is working on a spacesuit that would be suitable for such a mission. Near to the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineeers are testing a modified version of... Read more
It’s Only A Bit Of Radiation Say NASA
Internet December 11, 2013
According to new results from NASA’s Curiosity rover, the risk of radiation will not prevent the long-term mission to Mars from going ahead. The planned mission involves a 180-day cruise to Mars, followed by a 500-day stay and then a 180-day return journey to Earth. This will apparently expose... Read more
DARPA Creates Giant Folding Telescope
News December 10, 2013
Our curiosity about the Earth and outer space is as vast as the universe itself. Current orbital telescopes, made of high-density glass, are expensive and require a lot of effort to get them into space. So as researchers strive for higher-resolution images, it’s rather convenient that DARPA has created... Read more
SpaceX had planned to launch its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Monday, taking a huge commercial satellite into space. However due to a technical problem just four minutes before ignition, the launch was cancelled and re-scheduled for three days later. This mission should have marked a number... Read more
As kids, we all had dreams of what we wanted to be when we grow up. I’m not a hundred percent sure, but I think I’m not going out on a limb when I say that space and astronauts rank high up in that list of “what I want... Read more
Galactic Merger Leaves Pale Rose in The Sky
Internet October 22, 2013
Recently, as the Hubble Space Telescope performed a sweep of space, it picked up on an image that astronomers said looked like a “pale rose in the sky”. On closer inspection, it looked as though the pale rose could be the bloom of a galactic merger. The galaxy which... Read more
Nearby Alien Planet Has “Plasma” Water
Internet October 7, 2013
Astronomers researching the nearby alien planet called Gliese 1214 b have determined that the atmosphere of this super-Earth has an atmosphere that is water-rich, including a strange “plasma form” of water. However, the high temperature and density of the planet mean that it is drastically different from Earth. “As... Read more
Orbital Sciences Are Second Private Firm To Resupply The ISS
Internet October 4, 2013
More than four years after winning a contract, alongside SpaceX, to resupply the International Space Station, Orbital Sciences has finally docked its Cygnus capsule with the space outpost. The achievement makes it the second private outfit to have run a resupply mission to the station, with Elon Musk beating them to... Read more
SpaceX Launches New Falcon 9 Rocket
Internet October 1, 2013
The SpaceX Company has given themselves no easy task in their mission to provide us mere earth dwellers with the ability to, as they say, enable people to live on other planets. The company was founded back in 2002 with a view to revolutionise space technology. Those very clever... Read more
Space Mission To Jupiter’s Moon, Europa
Internet September 25, 2013
Just lately there has been alot of talk about missions to Mars and further exploring what can be found on the planet. But a group who call themselves Objective Europa want to go where no one else has thought of going, Jupiter’s moon. The group are looking into the... Read more
Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Second Rocket Test Flight
News September 12, 2013
The company that successfully carried out the world’s first private spaceflight is now less than a year away from creating a commercial suborbital space tourism business. Virgin Galactic was able to fly its Virgin Spaceship Enterprise in March 2010 to 43,000 feet, which was then followed by two years... Read more
NASA Orbiter Brings Broadband Capabilities To The Moon
News September 7, 2013
NASA plan to launch an orbiter this week that will bring broadband capabilites to the moon. The orbiter, which is called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), has on board technology to enable two-way laser communication between the moon and Earth. Nasa explained this technology by saying,... Read more
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