October 29th, 2025
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Earth’s moon is a treasure trove of resources and an upcoming meeting of international experts will focus on today’s state of knowledge regarding volatiles in the lunar polar regions. Lunar volatiles include hydrogen, water, helium, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide – items that can be used as a fuel source, breathable air, and as a […]
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A joint drill has verified the functions and technical status of the combination of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship and its Long March-2F Y21 carrier rocket. “Through the joint drill involving all the mission areas, we simulated the tracking and control process on the launch day,” said Zhao Guohua, a space engineer at the Qingdao Space Tracking […]
What happens when you meld the search for ET with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology? The SETI Institute has announced it is incorporating the new NVIDIA IGX Thor platform to enhance its real-time search for signals from space at the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) situated in Northern California. The ATA is the first radio telescope designed […]
International space law from decades ago was written for a world that no longer exists, explains space lawyer Michelle Slawecki Hanlon. “The treaties that guide us, visionary as they are, were crafted when only two nations had the power to reach orbit. They focused on peace and principles, not procedures or property rights,” Hanlon explains […]
China is set to launch its next human spaceflight crew on their Shenzhou-21 mission, the 10th piloted mission since China began the initial construction of its space station and the sixth one since the space station entered the stage of application and development. The still unidentified Shenzhou-21 crew will replace the astronauts of the Shenzhou-20 […]
Mars Guy spotlights a rock on the Red Planet inspected by NASA’s Perseverance Rover at Jezero Crater that looks like fossilized hot spring organisms. “Hot springs on Earth often host microbial communities that produce biofilms in their outflow channels,” says Mars Guy. “Sometimes when hot springs dry up, they leave behind fossilized streamers, which look […]
China’s next space station milestone is the upcoming launch of the Shenzhou-21 crew. The country has rolled out the Long March 2F/G launch vehicle with the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft atop to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 24th. “The mission is currently working towards an October 31st launch to the Tiangong […]
A slice of Earth’s atmosphere seemingly gets no respect. There is a high-altitude expanse that is often referred to by scientists as the “ignorosphere,” an under-studied and under-appreciated atmospheric layer because it is above surveillance by aerial vehicles and too low for steady monitoring by speeding satellite sensors. A research team has come up with […]
Rocket remainders from China’s Long March 8A booster launched on October 16 have been picked up by a Philippine Navy missile boat. The debris with made-in-China markings were recovered off Barangay Rio Tuba in Bataraza, Palawan following maritime operations in the West Philippine Sea. Drop zones The Long March 8A rocket was launched from the […]
LandSpace, a Chinese private space company, is gearing up for the maiden flight of its partially reusable rocket, the Zhuque-3. The booster has entered a critical phase after the completion of joint fueling drills and static ignition tests, laying the groundwork for the rocket’s official launch and first-stage recovery later this year. It is set […]
