by rmil2k | Apr 12, 2024 | News
The Martian moons Phobos and Deimos are oddballs. While other Solar System moons are round, Mars’ moons are misshapen and lumpy like potatoes. They’re more like asteroids or other small bodies than moons. Because of their odd shapes and unusual compositions,...
by rmil2k | Apr 12, 2024 | News
Sophie Adenot is one of ESA’s five astronaut candidates currently undergoing basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. Tune in as she shares her experiences in astronaut training, her favourite lessons, as well as tips on...
by rmil2k | Apr 11, 2024 | News
Since April 8, when I witnessed a total eclipse of the sun, I’ve been feeling progressively more melancholy. It isn’t because I was underwhelmed, or because my vantage point wasn’t ideal, or because of some depressing epiphany I had while watching...
by rmil2k | Apr 11, 2024 | News
Back to Article List Something like the 14-foot-long robot could someday be used to autonomously search for life on icy moons in our solar system. A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is creating and testing a snake-like robot called EELS (Exobiology Extant Life...
by rmil2k | Apr 11, 2024 | News
How can future lunar exploration communicate from the far side of the Moon despite never being inline with the Earth? This is what a recent study submitted to IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems hopes to address as a pair of researchers from the...