🚀 Space
Space is the final frontier and is now being opened to everyone thanks to front runners such as NASA and now SpaceX and Elon Musk, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.
🔎 Probe has revealed new surprising insights about Mars
The NASA probe Insight Lander has measured marsquakes for a few years. Thanks to the data, scientists have now been able to make conclusions about the planet's compound.
🛰 Water Vapour discovered on Jupiter's Moon thanks to Hubble
The Hubble space telescope is one of many space research programs that has a far longer lifespan than expected. 30 years after deployment it has now done yet another discovery.
👽 Professor Avi Loeb is convinced alien technology has visited us
Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb is convinced that alien technology passed through the solar system a few years ago. In his book Extraterrestial he lays out the case.
🛰️ Space lasers! Latest updates from Starlink
Space lasers, improved satellite connection, high-temperature management, and app upgrades. This week, the Starlink team sent an email to current beta-testing customers explaining the latest improvements. In this article, I’ll share these updates with you and what they mean.
🦟 Satellites help predict outbreaks of diseases
20 years ago, foreseeing diseases would be seen as science fiction, but today it is a reality. Through a combination of satellite data and models, researchers can predict outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases weeks in advance.
🌌Scientists has solved a star-formation mystery
In some galaxies, stars form at a much slower rate than others. Why this is the case has eluded researchers for 20 years. Now we have the answer, thanks to a research team from Cambridge University, among others.
🌟 5 ways ISS has helped push science forward
Every space amateur enjoys watching the International Space Station (ISS) in the sky. But its main function goes way beyond its aesthetics. ISS hosts foremost a wonderful laboratory. Thanks to its unique location, astronauts can perform ground-breaking experiments.
🚀 Bezos’ spaceflight breaks records
We recently covered how Richard Branson changed Virgin Galactic's test schedule to beat Jeff Bezos to space. While Bezos wasn’t first to space, Blue Origin’s flight was impressive in its own right.
💡 Optimist’s Edge: Should we fix Earth before going to space?
In our survey, a majority believes we should fix the problems on Earth before we go to space. But without space, we will have a much harder time fixing problems on Earth. Here is why.