How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see

Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.

Alejandro Paz, Energy and Environment Librarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Feb. 14, 2025 ~10 min

Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the Moon?

There’s been speculation that Donald Trump may cancel the Space Launch System rocket, which Nasa intended to use to get from the Moon to Mars.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~8 min


As the US and China race to the Moon, these loopholes in space law could cause conflict

Nations will need to tread carefully on the Moon in order to avoid conflict.

Gbenga Oduntan, Professor of Law, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 3, 2025 ~8 min

NASA’s micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025

Lunar Trailblazer is planned to launch on the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission of 2025.

César León Jr., Ph.D. Student of Planetary Geology, Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Dec. 29, 2024 ~8 min

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.

Zhenbo Wang, Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
Dec. 26, 2024 ~11 min

Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think

Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades. However, it has been seen by sceptics as a…

Sam McKee, Associate Tutor and PhD Candidate in Philosophy of Science, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Dec. 12, 2024 ~7 min

NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I − an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components

It’s a good idea to make sure your spacecraft can take the heat that comes with reentering Earth’s atmosphere before you put people in it.

Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’ − her legacy continues today

Many of her male colleagues believed Pearl Young had an attitude problem based on her efforts to advocate for herself and her team.

Caitlin Milera, Research Assistant Professor of Aerospace, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~8 min


What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth

NASA administrators have hard choices to make, but the outcomes are often out-of-this-world exciting.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2024 ~7 min

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began using the spacecraft for planetary defense.

Yaeji Kim, Postdoctoral Associate in Astronomy, University of Maryland • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 ~9 min

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