For the boss of SpaceX, the first Martian colony will not obey the laws and governments of Earth. This mention is indeed in the Starlink terms of use. The interested party evokes rules of self-determination whose nature will take shape at the time of the creation of the colony on Mars. Self-determi

According to the President of the company, SpaceXs Starships could help clean up Earths orbit between two missions to the Moon or Mars. In this case, it would be a question of deorbiting certain dead rocket bodies, left by the others. The problem of space debris Earth orbit is currently polluted by

An asteroid trailing in Mars gravitational wake has just been analyzed by a team of astronomers. Its spectral examination reveals a startling resemblance to the Moon, raising questions about the objects origins. Details of the study are published in the journal Icarus . In astronomy, a Trojan is a

A study suggests that under the influence of Jupiter, the moon Europa could begin to glow in the dark. This work could allow us to better understand the composition of its surface, but also what is hidden below. Europe is a prime candidate for the search for extraterrestrial life, for several reaso

As part of the Artemis missions, the astronauts who will walk on the Moon will wear new spacesuits. One of them was recently tested in the enormous pool at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. Considered to be true custom spaceships, the spacesuits used on the Apollo missions were very ef

This Wednesday, a Soyuz capsule carrying two cosmonauts and an astronaut reached the ISS in just over three hours. Unheard of. American astronaut Kate Rubins of NASA, and the two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos took off this Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmo

Scientists report the discovery of glycine – an essential building block of protein – in the atmosphere of Venus. This is the first time that this amino acid has been discovered on a planet other than Earth. In mid-September, a team of researchers announced that they had detected phosphine in the u

After several months of trajectory calculations, ESA and Roscosmos have finally traced the path that will lead them to Mars. Takeoff is scheduled in two years for a landing scheduled for the summer of 2023. Like NASA, the United Arab Emirates and China, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russi

The Chinese National Space Administration has just selected a new group of taikonauts destined to join the countrys next space station. This should be operational from 2022. The ISS is currently the only operational station in orbit, but a Chinese station called Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) is soon t

In an effort to spot a cellular life form on another planet, researchers come up with a surprising idea. Scientists want to use the shade of trees. The hypothesis is still young, but it has the merit of exploring an interesting track. A surprising technique In August 2020, the TESS satellite comple

SpaceX intends to take advantage of an open launch window in 2024 to launch a first uncrewed mission to Mars. The same year, the company also plans to land American astronauts. While SpaceXs beginnings were a bit complicated, the company has since succeeded in shaking up the space industry with its

A few days ago, ISS operators determined that the air leak recorded on board the station was in one of the Russian modules . It has just been precisely located using tea leaves, before finally being sealed. The International Space Station, which will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary in space, is

ESA has just awarded Airbus a €491 million contract to design and build the Earth Return Orbiter. This ship will have the mission of bringing back to Earth the Martian samples collected on the red planet by the rover Perseverance. A few months ago, NASA launched its long-awaited Mars 2020 mission.

A few years ago, astronomers announced the discovery of a galaxy almost entirely made up of dark matter. Many researchers were then surprised, insofar as such an object does not fit our current models of galaxy formation and evolution. A new study finally contradicts these observations. It was in t

The OSIRIS-REx probe has successfully landed on the asteroid Bennu in an attempt to harvest some material. It will nevertheless be necessary to wait a few days before being able to confirm the capture of the samples. If so, these extraterrestrial materials may shed some light on the history of the S

A recent study confirms that Betelgeuse still has a few tens of thousands of years before it dies. This work also tells us that the supergiant is actually smaller and closer than expected. Located in the constellation of Orion, Betelgeuse is a red supergiant at the end of its life. From a cosmologi

A few days ago, the BepiColombo probe took advantage of a gravitational slingshot offered by Venus to gain speed and correct its trajectory leading it towards Mercury. The ship took the opportunity to take a nice picture of the planet. Almost two years ago, the BepiColombo probe, the result of a co

NASA, which wants to land permanently on the Moon, has chosen Nokia to help build the satellites very first 4G network. This should be deployed at the end of 2022. You wont have missed it. NASA aims to return humans to the Moon as early as 2024 as part of its Artemis program. But we are no longer t

NASA will make an exciting announcement about the Moon this Monday, October 26. Although no details have been revealed, the agency says that this discovery will have an impact on the Artemis program. What will NASA tell us this Monday? At the moment, it is impossible to say. All we know is that thi

After three decades of research, NASA recently presented its project for a new rover. Called DuAxel, the latter will have the mission of accessing difficult areas of the red planet. For example, the rover is able to split in two in order to rappel down a crater. A new rover prototype NASA uses rove