In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, an ...
Earth’s orbit is getting crowded, and scientists are warning that space may soon become too risky to manage safely. A new study published in Acta Astronautica takes on a question that could define ...
Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory studies Earth’s exosphere, capturing ultraviolet images to monitor atmospheric ...
China's reusable Shenlong space plane launched on its fourth space mission earlier this month. What is it doing in Earth ...
Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...
New research examines how smaller satellites in lower orbits could reduce collision risks and debris generation while maintaining high-resolution Earth observation capabilities.
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A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...