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Billionaires who go to space aim to industrialize the Moon, asteroids and Mars. It’s time to set some ground rules.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos each have big plans for the moon and beyond through their respective companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.NASA/JPL/USGS; Lisa O’Connor/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Business Content Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and their space businesses are racing to the moon. Several agreements have set norms for space exploration among countries, but… Read More »

Europa Clipper may need just 1 grain of ice to detect life on Jupiter’s ocean moon

A single grain of ice flew out Jupitermoon of the ocean Europeif caught by NASA’s soon to be caught European Clipper A new experiment suggests spacecraft might be enough to uncover evidence of life in space. “With suitable instruments such as the Surface Dust Analyzer on NASA’s Europa Clipper space probe, finding life or traces… Read More »

NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations

NASA has officially halted scientific observations conducted by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Do not worry. The space telescope, which observes some of the most powerful bursts of radiation from the universe’s most violent cosmic events, known as “gamma-ray bursts,” is only temporarily out of service. NASA put Swift into safe mode on March 15… Read More »

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin passes key pissing test on $172 million contract with NASA to build a brand new space station

Orbital Reef is one of several space stations that NASA hopes to replace the ISS after retirement.Blue Origin NASA awarded $172 million to Blue Origin to develop a space station for both astronauts and tourists. The space station, called Orbital Reef, will need to be able to support human life. Recently, Blue Origin passed four… Read More »

April’s total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes and cosmic luck. The Moon will be closer to Earth, providing a long and intense period of darkness, and the Sun will be more active due to the potential for dramatic plasma explosions. The totality also… Read More »

NASA’s DART mission reshaped its target asteroid into a new shape. Here’s how

Shape of the asteroid dimorphos Changed at NASA’s request DARTS GAME The spacecraft deliberately crashed into it in 2022 as part of testing humanity. planet defense Abilities. DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, was designed to see if we could redirect a potentially hazardous asteroid away from us. Soil. Sent to one person binary asteroidWhere… Read More »

Astrobotic prepares for next moon landing after failed Peregrine moon mission

Despite the failure of the United States’ first commercial lunar lander to launch in space, Astrobotic Technology continues to push forward with its next lunar mission and is still on schedule to launch before the end of the year. The hardware build of the Astrobotic Griffin Mission One lander is currently on display at the… Read More »

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, dies at the age of 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P StaffordPP, who commanded the dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first US-Soviet space connection, died on Monday. He was 93 years old. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, participated in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the… Read More »

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, dies at the age of 93

WASHINGTON (AP) – Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who led the dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space connection, died Monday. He was 93 years old. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, participated in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first… Read More »