1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Space tends to instill fear in ordinary individuals. They perceive it as being filled with phenomena beyond scientific comprehension, potentially threatening their safety. However, in fact, space has been extensively researched by scientists and remains, in many respects, highly predictable....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (581+ words) A research team led by Adina Denton of the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI, USA) improved the classical models developed in the early 2000s by planetary scientist Robin Canup. The main innovation of the new study was taking into account the internal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (833+ words) Why does Venus lack any moons? This inquiry has perplexed scientists for decades. Was it never capable of forming a moon, or did it initially have one that has since vanished? Recent research may contribute to elucidating this enigma. Venus…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (522+ words) Jupiter’s small moon Kallichore remained largely inaccessible to ground-based observations for an extended period. Its dimensions and morphology were determined at the precise moment it obscured the light of a distant star. The surface was found to be exceptionally dark....

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (190+ words) In a study published in the journal Acta Astronautica, researchers elucidate that the station’s critical systems will be designed around the utilization of a nearly rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). This trajectory is regarded as the most economical “space highway,” offering…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (748+ words) The initial colonists will not be humans. An examination of how humanity is preparing to colonize Mars. Universe Space Tech YouTube channel. When individuals discuss space colonization, they generally envision the same scenario: a settlement on Mars, astronauts in spacesuits,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) Humans are explorers by nature, but wherever they go, their microbes travel with them. According to NASA scientists, terrestrial microorganisms brought by astronauts may be able to survive in protected, shaded areas near the Moon’s South Pole. The results of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (521+ words) On the morning of August 28, the Moon will enter almost completely into Earth’s shadow. The eclipse will remain partial because a narrow strip of the lunar disk will remain illuminated. Observers in Ukraine will see only the beginning of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (434+ words) Deimos — the more distant of Mars’s two tiny moons — is named after the ancient Greek god of fear. Unlike its companion Phobos, which is covered in craters, Deimos has an unusually smooth surface buried beneath a thick layer of regolith....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (680+ words) The very qualities that make microbes beneficial can also render them hazardous. What is meant by direct contamination? What procedures are currently employed to prepare and sterilize spacecraft prior to their deployment to Mars or an icy Moon? Sterilizing the…...