This week marks 20 years since the first inhabitants arrived on the International Space Station (ISS). Since then orbital residential houses have been occupied. Twenty years of direct life in space makes the ISS the ideal “natural laboratory” for understanding how societies work outside of Earth. ISS is a collaboration …
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About two to three times the distance from the Earth’s Sun, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, 16 Manas make its home. This giant metal asteroid is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, classified as a small planet. Astronomers believe that 16 Manas is an …
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From the outside, the design of Axiom’s space station looks remarkably similar to the ISS. The cylindrical modules are about 15 meters in diameter and are attached to a giant tinker toy-like station. The reason for this, Suffredini says, is to take advantage of the space industry’s familiarity with the …
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The discovery of the extraordinary Exoplanet LTT 9779B was first announced a month ago. Just 260 light-years away, the planet was immediately pegged as an excellent candidate for a follow-up study of its exotic atmosphere. But it turns out we didn’t have to wait too long to learn more. The …
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NASA scientists announce the first clear obscure probe into water molecules on the lunar surface – a breakthrough that could help ease crew missions to Mars. The moon lacks a body of liquid water that identifies the Earth, but NASA scientists said Monday that the moon’s water is wider than …
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