• The hottest and coldest places in the Solar System

    Updated: 2024-04-23 14:00:00
    The worlds of our Solar System run the gamut of temperatures. Here are some of the hottest and coldest places we know of.

  • Saturn’s Ocean Moon Enceladus Is Able To Support Life

    Updated: 2024-04-22 14:00:00
    Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn.

  • Upcoming Book on Outer Space Resources Law: "Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space"

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:42:45
    : : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . All opinions are those of the . author 17 September 2011 Upcoming Book on Outer Space Resources Law : Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space A new book from Dr . Ricky Lee entitled Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space Space Regulations Library from Springer Press Due : February 10, 2012 From Springer Press . This monograph addresses the legal and policy issues relating to the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space . It begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical feasibility of space mining today , an estimate of the financial commitments required ,

  • B612 Foundation Website Update

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:42:45
    The B612 Foundation has updated its website. About them... The B612 is a non-profit organization founded by a group of astronauts and scientists whose goal is to predict and prevent catastrophic asteroid impacts on Earth. B612 aims to find potentially threatening asteroids, track their trajectories, and to demonstrate the technology to alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner.

  • SGAC Announces the Winner of the 2011 Move an Asteroid Competition ("Smart Cloud" for Asteroid Mitigation)

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:42:45
    : This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . All opinions are those of the . author 09 September 2011 SGAC Announces the Winner of the 2011 Move an Asteroid Competition Smart Cloud for Asteroid Mitigation The Space Generation Advisory Council SGAC announced the winner of its 2011 Move An Asteroid International Technical Paper Competition . Here is the announcement from SGAC . The winner , Alison Gibbings , is currently is currently a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde within the Advanced Concept Laborator in Glasgow , Scotland . She will be on National Public Radio NPR radio show Science Friday Here is the NPR show information Her proposal outlined in the paper is for a Smart Cloud

  • Scratching the surface

    Updated: 2024-04-19 14:30:00
    The latest news on missions to search for ice and water beneath planetary surfaces.

  • At Eclipse-O-Rama, cosmic beauty and community

    Updated: 2024-04-18 14:00:00
    On a ranch in the Texas hill country, members of The Planetary Society gathered to marvel at the 2024 total solar eclipse as a community.

  • Is space science worth the money?

    Updated: 2024-04-16 14:00:00
    Space science costs money. Here's why it's worth the investment.

  • A sight to remember

    Updated: 2024-04-12 14:30:00
    For hundreds of millions of people, the Sun and Moon put on an astonishing show this week. Here are our eclipse highlights and more.

  • Space: See it, hear it, feel it, predict it

    Updated: 2024-04-05 14:30:00
    From spotting comets to hearing eclipses and predicting solar emissions, there are many ways to experience space phenomena.

  • How do NASA and ESA work together?

    Updated: 2024-04-04 14:00:00
    NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have a long-standing partnership that has resulted in spectacular science missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope and the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn.

  • Is Planet X/Planet Nine real?

    Updated: 2024-04-02 17:40:00
    Planet X and Planet Nine are planets that have, at one time or another, been thought to exist in our Solar System. Both were hypothesized to explain the orbital characteristics of smaller outer Solar System bodies.

  • Keeping an eye on things

    Updated: 2024-03-29 14:30:00
    Measuring changes in the Moon’s size, watching for eruptions on the Sun’s surface, and monitoring budget developments.

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