Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.
Jack Burns, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Feb. 5, 2024 • ~8 min
Feb. 5, 2024 • ~8 min
Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission – its success paves the way for more flying vehicles on other planets and moons
Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
Kevin Olsen, UKSA Mars Science Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Oxford •
conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 • ~7 min
Jan. 29, 2024 • ~7 min
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the Moon. They’ve now become the 5th country to have landed on its surface.
Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Jan. 21, 2024 • ~6 min
Jan. 21, 2024 • ~6 min
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