Space elevators are a fascinating concept as they will bring down the cost of space travel enormously. If we really want space travel to become available for the masses in the future we should invest in this concept. Two astronomers recently proposed a new concept building on the idea of a space elevator called a spaceline. Enjoy this curated article on the subject:
Moon rocks could help reveal how life evolved on Earth – and may enable us to resurrect extinct species
Why we need to get back to Venus
Venus is the second planet from the sun, and in addition to its similar chemical makeup, it is approximately the same size and mass as Earth. It’s sometimes even called ‘Earth’s sister planet’. Although it is a fascinating planet, it has been ignored in the past few decades. Is it time for a new Venus exploration mission? Enjoy this curated article
Star laws: what happens if you commit a crime in space?
Unusual discovery: A color-shifting asteroid
Up-and-coming Hubble successor has been assembled for the first time!
New findings show that some exoplanets might be MORE habitable than Earth
Researchers find a brilliant way to search for alien life
Billions of years ago, Jupiter might have swallowed a planet ten times larger than Earth!
Microbial life on Mars might be hitchhiking on flying dust particles
Is dark matter older than the big bang?
Dark matter has eluded astrophysicists for quite some time. Its existence was first suggested in the 1920s by a Dutch astronomer named Jacobus Kaptyen, based on stellar velocities.
Amazing newly discovered exoplanet 'one-ups' Tatooine from Star Wars
First country has approved participation in constructing the largest telescope the world has ever known
How Habitable is Titan? NASA is Sending the Titan Dragonfly Helicopter to Find Out
Why Is The Moon’s South Pole So Important? It’s All About Water
Dead planets can ‘broadcast’ for up to a billion years
A brief astronomical history of Saturn’s amazing rings
Kepler helps count earth-like planets around sun-like stars to estimate how common we are
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as Bright for a Few Hours!
Even though the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is a monster, it’s still rather quiet. Called Sagittarius A*, it’s about 4.6 million times more massive than our Sun. Usually, it’s a brooding behemoth. But scientists observing Sgr. A* with the Keck Telescope just watched as its brightness bloomed to over 75 times normal for a few hours.
