Category: space exploration

NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark

Post author By Randall
Post date September 27, 2020
Categories In artemis, crowdsourcing, gear, herox, Moon, Nasa, News, Space, space exploration, Tech

[ad_1] If NASA is going to have a long-term presence on the Moon, it’s going to need an alternative to typical solar power — lunar nights can last for over two weeks in some cases. And the agency is turning to outsiders for help. It’s partnering with HeroX on a “Watts on the Moon” crowdsourcing […]

Regolith cities | Engadget

Post author By Randall
Post date May 30, 2020
Categories In feature, martian soil, Nasa, space exploration, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] A Shire on Mars As the clock wound down on NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge last May, the fate of AI SpaceFactory, a leading firm for multi-planetary architecture, fell in the hands of a lanky industrial robot. After four years and a few elimination rounds, the New York-based team was head-to-head with researchers from Pennsylvania State […]

Scientists discover water vapor on an exoplanet with a rocky core

Post author By Randall
Post date September 11, 2019
Categories In astronomy, exoplanet, Hubble Space Telescope, k2-18 b, Science, Space, space exploration, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] A team at the Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the Université de Montréal published their findings yesterday. Led by Björn Benneke, their work (which has yet to be peer reviewed) points to the possibility that K2-18 b is habitable thanks to the presence of water and hydrogen, as well as the exoplanet’s location […]