The Journey to Mars: How Humanity Will Evolve in the Next Frontier
The Journey to Mars: How Humanity Will Evolve in the Next Frontier. The idea of humanity stepping foot on Mars…
Category: Humans in Space
SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight
SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight: A Monumental Leap Toward Interplanetary Exploration. On October 13, 2024, SpaceX took another significant step toward…
Space travel comes with risk
Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission…
The Vastness of Our Galaxy
The Vastness of Our Galaxy: Journeying Through Our Solar System The Milky Way galaxy, our cosmic home, is a vast…
The Possibility of Faster-than-Light Warp Speed
The Possibility of Faster-than-Light Warp Speed and Interstellar Travel. Interstellar travel has long been a staple of science fiction, with…
Why Haven’t Humans Been Back to the Moon?
Why Haven’t Humans Been Back to the Moon? The question of why humans have not returned to the moon since…
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world
NASA isn’t the only space agency with exciting missions to watch for in 2024. AP Photo/John Raoux Ali M. Bramson,…
Why isn’t there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream
Matter in deep space is very spread out, which makes it impossible for any sound waves to travel. NASA, ESA,…
Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars
With NASA planning more missions to space in the future, scientists are studying how to mitigate health hazards that come…
NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal world may reveal the mysteries of Earth’s interior
An illustration of the asteroid Psyche, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. 24K-Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jim Bell, Arizona State…
Most Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space
The Artemis I Launch in November 2022. NASA/Bill Ingalls, CC BY-NC Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology and Teasel Muir-Harmony,…
What happens if someone dies in space?
An artist’s depiction of two astronauts on Mars. cokada/E+ via Getty Images Emmanuel Urquieta, Baylor College of Medicine What happens…
Returning to the Moon can benefit commercial, military and political sectors – a space policy expert explains
The Moon marks new territory for commercial, military and geopolitical interests. NASA/JPL/Cassini Imaging Team/University of Arizona Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute…
Is the US in a space race against China?
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish bases on the Moon in the near future. Caspar Benson/fStop via…
Back to the Moon
Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of…
The Artemis Program: NASA’s Ambitious Plan to Return to the Moon
The Artemis Program: NASA’s Ambitious Plan to Return to the Moon NASA’s Artemis program is an ambitious initiative that aims…
The moon and why should humans go to the moon?
The moon and why should humans go to the moon? – The Moon is as old as the history of…
NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to test a plan that could one day save Earth from catastrophe
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is the first planetary defense experiment ever attempted. NASA/JHUAPL/Steve Gribben Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Air University On…
