Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch The Australian Space Agency has developed its first lunar rover, designed to transmit secrets from the moon back to Earth and never return home. AAP · Oct 7
NASA Chief Jared Isaacman Publicly States That if It Is Aliens We Should Have a Seat at the Table NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says NASA should investigate UAP if proven extraterrestrial, while noting natural phenomena and advanced human technology remain possible explanations. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
Planet Labs’s Satellite Was Just Launched into Orbit. What This Means for PL Stock. The launch was a part of Google's Project Suncatcher. Barchart · Oct 6
What Crisis Teaches Leaders That Comfort Never Will Organizational failures rarely announce themselves. They accumulate. A decision that should have been questioned gets waved through. International Business Times · Oct 5
Who Will Own the Moon? Property rights in space will attract investment, prevent space serfdom, and allow competition to flourish off-world. Reason · Oct 5
Stephen Hawking Doomsday Predictions Backed by NASA as Space Agency Acknowledges Existential Threats NASA says decades of research support Stephen Hawking's concerns about climate change, resource depletion and asteroid impacts, but the agency has not endorsed his prediction about 2600 International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Moon may have underground caves, new NASA team to find out if they can become safe heavens for astronauts NASA has announced the selection of a dedicated team to investigate the Marius Hills Pit on the Moon. This innovative project, known as GIMLI, focuses on uncovering potential underground caves that could serve as future habitats for astronauts. Utilizing advanced technology such as ground-penetrating radar and seismic sensors, the team… The Economic Times · Oct 4
Sceptic Michael Shermer Reportedly Bets That 'Extraterrestrials Will Not Be Confirmed by 2030' Michael Shermer has bet $1,000 that NASA, the NSF and the American Astronomical Society will not confirm extraterrestrial intelligence by 31 December 2030, despite new UAP records International Business Times UK · Oct 4
The week in pictures: Disaster averted on Flydubai flight, French school protests and Bangkok floods From French highschoolers protesting to demand better learning conditions to a Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after a flightcrew member's onboard attack and flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures. France 24 · Oct 4
In 1962, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study Venus but a few moments later, the rocket went off course and was lost A spacecraft, called Mariner 1, was NASA's first probe which planned to study Venus. A software error and a guidance control problem led to the loss of the spacecraft after it went off its intended path. The Economic Times · Oct 2
Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to know NASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provide hands-on opportunities in scientific research across various fields, such as astronomy and Earth sciences. Communities nationwide, particularly underserved groups, will gain access to authentic NASA experiences. Participants can analyze… The Economic Times · Oct 2
There might be alien life on a nearby moon, scientists say Saturn’s companion Enceladus has long been a particularly promising place to find aliens – and now researchers say that extraterrestrial life could live there The Independent UK · Oct 2
Galaxy Rotation Brings Scientists To The Conclusion That Our Entire Universe Is Inside A Black Hole The universe may be 13.8 billion years old, but there’s still plenty we don’t understand about the cosmos. A researcher analyzing observations from the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a puzzling pattern in how distant galaxies rotate. The finding has raised questions about why the galaxies appear to favor… Bored Panda · Oct 2
SpaceX Just Set the American Speed Record to the ISS but They Admitted 'We Got Lucky This Time' SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station in 7 hours and 55 minutes, setting a US launch-to-docking record shaped largely by favourable orbital conditions. International Business Times UK · Oct 2
The Conversation · Oct 2 What space travel teaches us about sleep and circadian rhythms On Earth, most of us rarely have to think about the signals that keep our internal clocks aligned. The Sun rises, daylight changes, darkness arrives and morning comes again.
The Economic Times · Oct 2 SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS in record US transit, with first Black woman to lead orbital crew On Thursday, four astronauts launched by SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey. The mission marked the fastest transit to the station by a US operator, including NASA. Commander Jessica Watkins made history as the first Black woman to lead an orbital crew. Other crew members…
The Economic Times · Oct 1 NASA is preparing the Moon for humans: Three new missions will search for underground shelter, water ice and hidden hazards NASA is planning three investigations on the Moon to gather essential information for a future lunar outpost. These investigations will monitor environmental conditions, explore for underground lava tubes, and search for lunar ice resources. The data collected will inform the design and safety of structures supporting human activities on the…
The Independent UK · Oct 1 SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station following a Florida liftoff
The Economic Times · Oct 1 Fashion promised to go green. Here’s how the New York Climate Week, behind closed doors, exposed the challenges of transforming the industry Fashion is grappling with the dual challenges of rising fibre production and complex supply chain requirements. Sustainable alternatives exist, but they struggle to compete with established materials. The Climate Pledge Fashion Coalition aims to address these issues by improving material sourcing and production processes. Discussions during New York Climate Week…
The Economic Times · Oct 1 Mars had a secret water history: NASA rover finds ancient groundwater and hot fluids that reshaped the planet after its ancient lake vanished NASA's Perseverance rover discovered that Jezero Crater's Margin Unit was influenced by various water processes. The findings reveal alterations by ancient groundwater, lake water, and later hot fluids. These discoveries challenge previous assumptions about the crater's geological history and its water systems. Researchers believe that olivine and other minerals could…
The Independent UK · Oct 1 SpaceX launches four astronauts to space for six-month stay Nasa says astronauts will do experiments aimed at advancing research for future missions to the Moon and Mars
The Economic Times · Oct 1 By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejections Solar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marked paths of coronal mass ejections, allowing researchers to compile a comprehensive catalog of these events. The project addressed challenges that automated systems faced in recognizing complex solar phenomena. Data gathered from this…
The Economic Times · Oct 1 Could astronauts on the Moon manufacture their own tools? NASA tests lunar dust material that could reduce supplies from Earth NASA researchers are developing a composite material that combines lunar regolith with a biodegradable plastic called poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). This innovative approach aims to manufacture tools and equipment directly on the Moon, rather than transporting everything from Earth. Bacteria may potentially produce the plastic using waste and carbon dioxide available during missions.…
Roll Call · Oct 1 Florida Democrat is latest candidate to unveil anticorruption plan A Democrat running for a Central Florida seat on the edge of the House battleground unveiled an anti-corruption plan Thursday that calls for overhauling the Ethics Committee, joining other candidates who’ve made fighting corruption a campaign focal point this year. Bale Dalton, a former NASA chief of staff, is running…