Secrets of space 2024, November
NASA headquarters in Washington hosted The Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, which discusses global space projects that can be implemented or at least launched by 2050
Humanity has long wondered if life is possible on other planets and dreams of one day not only finding, but also flying to other worlds outside our solar system. To make a dream come true, you need to read somewhere. In the near future - the conquest of the moon, then Mars, and then other planets
The number of exoplanets discovered is constantly growing
The exploration of Mars has recently been one of the main topics that have attracted close attention of the world scientific community
The strongman who played Grigor Kligan is able to survive on a planet whose gravity is 4.6 times that of Earth
In the case of colonization of the universe, the likelihood of the destruction of the human race may actually increase, rather than decrease. There are many reasons why the colonization of outer space may seem necessary
A successful flight to Proxima b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, will require a crew of at least 98 people, according to an article accepted for publication in JBIS (preprint available at arxiv.org)
In the current state of science, only a crew that will have offspring during space flight for several hundred years has a chance to reach their destination
The recent discovery of the exoplanet Kepler-452b, which is very close to Earth in its characteristics, has once again spurred interest in a possible encounter with alien life
Humanity has long dreamed of leaving Earth and finding some safer and friendlier place. Here are ten of the most interesting projects! Concrete houses on the moon Moon - cold and completely inhospitable heavenly body
Several countries have announced plans to explore the moon, and this raises a very important question: how to deal with moon dust? John Young, who commanded Apollo 16, believes that "dust is the main obstacle to returning to the moon." The chief lunar dust specialist lives in Australia
After 2025, a Russian spacecraft with a descent module will go to Venus. One of the main questions is where to target it. RIA Novosti, together with an expert, tells what the "planet of crimson clouds" is and what places are best for landing
In December 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a directive according to which the NASA aerospace agency should prepare a program for the return of American astronauts to the moon and "consider the prospects of manned missions to Mars and other planets of the solar system
An anthropologist at the University of Florida argues that long-term space missions, such as a crew flight to Mars, will require crew members with a good sense of humor to improve the team's microclimate and defuse the atmosphere
The scientists' new idea sounds like the plot of a science fiction film. Yes, mathematicians are indeed considering the possibility of building a space base inside an asteroid
The first manned flight to the moon of Russian cosmonauts will take place in 2031, RIA Novosti reports, referring to the document TsNIIMash - head scientific institute of the state corporation "Roscosmos"
We take it for granted that we live on a planet rich in life. With 14 million identified species, the vast biodiversity on Earth is simply amazing
In December, Thomas Zurbuchen, deputy head of NASA's Science Missions Office, paid a working visit to Boston University, where he made a presentation, and also answered several questions from students about when a person could
Every time we write that Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin claim to be closer to space tourism, someone rolls their eyes. Of course, more and more people are going into space, but do you know them? It’s not me or you
How can humanity fly to Mars if it hasn't really reached the Moon yet?Alexander Zheleznyakov. Photo: Svetlana Stankevich.- Salik.bizThe space of the XXI century needs pragmatic romantics, says Academician of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics
A copy of the preliminary insider report on the Trump administration claims that the current US president has offered the acting head of NASA unlimited funding if they manage to send people to Krasna
For the past 70 years, everyone has dreamed of getting to Mars: engineers, scientists, ordinary people like you and me. But their beautiful plans never went beyond the blueprints. But then, it seems, something is changing: NASA needs astronauts
The lunar space mission points to China's ambition to become one of the world's top powers in space exploration. Due to China's ambitious plans, space agencies in other countries are showing renewed interest in the moon
The Moon and Mars were recently announced as the next "big target" by NASA and Roscosmos. Is humanity ready to master them? These questions are answered by cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and his colleagues at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
We were the first to send a man into space. The Americans were the first to walk on the moon. After an earthling steps onto the surface of Mars and becomes the first person on another planet, the "time of the first" in the solar system will probably end
On the possibility of settlements on Mars, the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Spain in the field of high technologies, as well as when China will become the leader of the space industry, in an interview with the correspondents of RIA Novosti and Sputnik agencies Elena Shesternina and V
Why the success of the exploration of the Moon directly depends on the "battle of hypotheses" about its origin Among theories about the origin of Selena, there has been a serious struggle for a long time: American scientists believe that she was "knocked out" of the Earth by the blow of an ancient dead planet, and their colleagues from Russia
The Mars One mission to the red planet will transform 24 earthlings into Martians, and after five years of selection of candidates from 4,200 applicants, there are currently only 100
Currently, humanity has almost everything it needs to complete the longest space mission in history - - flight to Mars
The Breakthrough Starshot project aims to explore a nearby star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and very small spaceships
In the wake of the successful completion of the current mission of the Chang'e-4 spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration has announced further plans for the exploration and development of a natural satellite
Water and helium will become the main resources of the moon when humans finally decide to establish permanent bases on it. What challenges will they face? Now the only earthlings' apparatus is traveling on the moon. He is chinese
People have dreamed of a manned flight to Mars for more than a dozen years. Officials and representatives of space agencies and private aerospace companies promise that they will soon send a man to the Red Planet
In a little over a year, a new decade will begin, and with it a completely new stream of ideas for NASA missions will open, some closer - - like Mars, some away. Some very distant
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that there is a "70% chance that he will move to Mars", despite the "fair chance" that he will not survive it. This became known from an interview with - an overview can be found here
China launches world's first mission to land on the far side of the moon
In early December, the NASA OSIRIS-REx probe arrived at the asteroid Bennu for rock samples. Next year, the Chinese apparatus "Chang'e-5" with a drilling rig on board will fly to the Moon
The issue of the colonization of Mars is becoming more and more relevant every year, therefore, in the interested environment, the expected conversations about the availability of a ticket to the Red Planet begin to arise: they say such "pleasure" can only be paid by the richest
The Danish edition asks whether Russia is losing its position as a leading space power. The Soyuz accident is still fresh in my memory. On the other hand, no one expected the Soviet Union to be the first to enter space, but that is exactly what happened
Modern humanity is on the verge of space expansion, which promises to begin a period of the most powerful economic and civilizational upsurge of humanity, comparable to the sea expansion and the industrial revolution of the past