Elon MuskĀ andĀ former Google executive Greg Wyler have a plan to build hundreds of small satellites, and as of today it looks like they will be built in Seattle. The Seattle SpaceX… Read more »
The European Space Agency was able to collect quite a bit of data from the comet’s surface, and will spend years analyzing exactly what it means. The Rosetta spacecraft is still… Read more »
Philae is safely on the surface, despite a hiccup during landing that caused its harpoons to fail to fire into the comet to anchor it. The first photos show a rocky… Read more »
Synthetic biology has opened up the possibility of turning microbes into just about anything–from fuel to medicine. Astronauts strapped for space could someday produce more by carrying microbes that can turn… Read more »
A Dutch study found that many types of plants could survive 50 days in synthetic Martian and lunar soil, but the Martian plants grew significantly better. Read more »
The Curiosity rover has been rolling across Mars’ surface for two years now, stopping regularly to analyze samples of Martian rocks and conduct other experiments. But the whole time it has… Read more »
NASA isn’t done investigating Mars for its past (and present) capability of hosting life. Its upcoming 2020 rover will have added abilities like radar that can probe the planet’s surface hundreds… Read more »
Scientists have dreamed of sending a spacecraft through Titan’s thick orange atmosphere to get a look at its surface. Two $100,000 grants could put two preliminary plans into action. Read more »