🚀 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.
🔭 A gas on Venus can indicate life on the planet
Astronomers may have found signs of life on the planet Venus. If it turns out to be true, it is one of the greatest discoveries in human history.
🍄 Radiotrophic fungi could serve as radiation shield for travellers to Mars
Fungi thriving in the radioactive environment at Chernobyl could serve as radiation protection for astronauts, according to new findings from a test at the ISS.
🛰 A helicopter is the next step to explore the red planet
In February of next year, the test helicopter Ingenuity will arrive on Mars to be sent out on a short trip. With helicopters, it may be possible to cover larger areas and take better overview pictures than from a Marslander.
🤝 The world's first multi-signature blockchain transaction in space
In a milestone achievement for the Blockchain ecosystem, the transaction advances the vision of creating a decentralized orbital constellation for fintech applications and business transactions.
🐧 Satellite images reveal that there are more Imperial penguins than scientists thought
By studying satellite images, researchers have found eleven new colonies of emperor penguins and that is an increase of 20 percent.
☀️ ESA’s Solar Orbiter has taken a record-close look at the Sun
The spacecraft made its first close approach in June and took unprecedented photos of our star, the closest ones ever taken.
🚁 NASA will attempt the first flight on another world
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is on its way to the Red Planet. Once there it will try the first-ever flight on another celestial body.
🚀 Mars in 4K
What a month it has been for space exploration! Everyone is headed for Mars. And this timely footage compliments all of the excitement with the first ever 4K imagery of the Red Planet.
🚀 Chinese Mars mission Tianwen-1 blasts off towards the red planet
The spacecraft Tianwen-1 bound for Mars was successfully launched on a Long March 5 rocket, marking the start of Chinese interplanetary space exploration.