Since 1995, scientists have found more than 4,000 Earth-like exoplanets. It would surely be your surprise that these planets are outside our solar system. NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration page says the Kepler Space Telescope found most of these. Astronomers really wanted to find the first “alien Earth.” The Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. New discoveries […]
Introduction In the annals of space exploration, few names carry as much resonance as Falcon 9. Falcon 9 is a symbol of the new age of commercial spaceflight. It was built and is run by SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer and space transport Services Company that Elon Musk started. With its unparalleled increases in dependability, affordability, […]
Europe prepares for a major space mission exploring Jupiter’s icy moons. After final tests in Toulouse, the Juice satellite heads to South America for an April launch. The six-ton craft will swiftly fly by Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa, using special instruments to detect signs of habitability on Jupiter’s icy moons. Despite the Jovian system’s distance […]