Lifeboat Foundation

If we are to set up a permanent base on the Moon, we will need some solid connection.

A space startup company is trying to make that happen. Aquarian Space recently announced receiving $650,000 in seed funding to develop a possible broadband internet connection that would link the Earth to the Moon, and maybe even Mars.

The company aims to deploy its first communications system to the Moon by 2024 in anticipation of increased demand from planned space missions to the Moon and beyond, both public and private ventures.

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Circa 2020

Astrophysicist Katie Mack’s book explores all the ways the cosmos could destroy itself.

NASA rolled out the rocket that will power its Artemis missions, giving the public a glimpse at the sheer scale of the agency’s ambitious space launch vehicle.

Space rocks are very difficult for astronomers to find. Aerial drone footage was sent to an AI trained to track down these meteorites.

Images of a very “boring” star are making waves across the astronomical world today – they are the first sent back from NASA’s James Webb telescope, and they have exceeded all hopes and expectations.

Having completed the self-assembly of its 18-segmented main mirror, the telescope has now taken exceptional images of an unexceptional star as a test of its capabilities. The star, known as HD84406, is 100 times fainter than what can be seen with the human eye. The star itself is of little interest, lovely though its image is – instead, astronomers are captivated by the spray of tiny dots scattered across the background. Each is a distant galaxy, and this is the first time we’ve ever been able to capture them.

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Red Planet real estate is looking very unlikely to hit the market any time soon.

Trio appeared to get changed shortly before arrival at space station and one said every crew could choose their own suit.

NASA is providing seed money to researchers to develop a number of innovative technologies. One is portable oxygen generation to allow future Mars explorers to breathe without carrying a bulky air supply.

It is one of 17 NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate projects being funded to develop new breakthroughs for both humans and robots.

Famous Dutch bicycle brand, Union, has launched a pop-up installation to replace an ordinary car parking spot in Amsterdam’s poshest shopping street with parking space for eight bicycles.