To probe the presence of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization in our immediate environment, a study proposes to focus on the presence of nitrogen dioxide gas. And for good reason, on Earth, this gas is mainly produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. To date, there are more than 4,000 exopla

The European Space Agency (ESA) announces that it has isolated traces of hydrogen chloride in the atmosphere of Mars. This gas is not associated with life (quite the contrary). However, its presence implies a new chemical cycle that researchers are trying to understand. For the first time, the ExoM

The basic module of the future Chinese space station has just passed its flight acceptance exam. It will be launched in the spring, before being joined by a first crew a few weeks later. The International Space Station (ISS) should be operational until the end of the decade. After which, it will be

Currently docked to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceXs Crew Dragon capsule named Resilience has been in space for more than 84 days, longer than any other American spacecraft. Record broken! In the early 1970s, an Apollo command module had spent 84 days, one hour and sixteen minutes in

Several large observatories will make their debut over the next few years. These include the James Webb Telescope or the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), which will be fully operational by the early 2030s. the Universe. You will find it in northern Chile, on Cerro Armazones, about twenty kilometers ea

The Europa Clipper mission was originally scheduled to be launched by NASAs massive SLS rocket in 2024. Eventually, agency officials settled on a commercial solution , the NASA rocket does not currently offer all the necessary guarantees. And inevitably, the travel time will no longer be the same.

Perseverances long journey to Mars is almost over. Launched on July 30, 2020, the rover is expected to land inside Jezero Crater on February 18, as planned. Heres everything you need to know to follow this exceptional event. Since its launch, the American rover Perseverance crosses space with the r

The Chinese rover Yutu 2, currently on the other side of the Moon, has indeed come across a strange little stone with a very elongated shape. Future analyzes will determine its origin. On January 3, 2019, Chinas Change-4 mission became the first to land smoothly on the far side of the Moon. The lan

The American Perseverance rover is preparing for its scheduled landing this Thursday. Its objectives will be to characterize the geology of the planet and its past climate, but also and above all to search for traces of past life buried in the ground. But what exactly is the rover going to probe? P

Astronomers offer an alternative to the origin of the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. A comet coming straight from the Oort Cloud — not an asteroid — may have been deflected off course by Jupiters gravity, causing it to rub against the Sun. The powerful tidal forces of our star would then have to

Mars Pathfinder is a NASA mission launched in 1996. Unlike previous projects, the lander was also equipped with a rover called Sojourner. At the time, this was a first that received a lot of attention. Perseverances long journey is coming to an end. Launched on July 30, 2020, the rover is expected

During a podcast recorded this week, Elon Musk said he was inspired by a film by Sasha Baron Cohen for the design of his Starship ship. In addition, the boss of SpaceX still plans a first manned flight of his ship for 2023. The Dictator In January 2019, Elon Musk posted via Twitter a first image o

Tonight, all the eyes of terrestrial enthusiasts (or almost) will be on the landing attempt of Perseverance on Mars. But not only. In orbit around the planet, several probes will also be calibrated so as not to miss anything of the event. Its the big day! Launched on July 30 from an Atlas V rocket,

In the belly of Perseverance is a small box that, if all goes well, will turn part of the red planets carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen. The experiment will aim to demonstrate technology that could one day support a manned mission to Mars. Producing oxygen on Mars The Journey of Perseveran

Nor the clouds, if not the Martian dust storms will disrupt the landing attempt of the Perseverance rover this evening. This is great news, as NASA cannot delay the event. After a seven-month long journey, the American rover Perseverance is preparing for the seven most dangerous minutes of its miss

As on the Moon, future human settlements on Mars will have to be located near an essential resource:water. But you still have to know where it is. If SpaceXs Mars projects are often mentioned, lets remember that NASA also plans to launch a manned mission to the Red Planet in the 2030s, with the amb

Launched in 2001, the VLC multimedia player wants to celebrate its 20th anniversary in an original way. Project officials plan to send a fake construction cone to the Moon. This will contain many cinema classics as well as videos from Internet users. A successful odyssey VLC media player (VLC) is a

The Nanoracks company plans to release orbiting greenhouses to create ultra-resilient crops capable of thriving in the harshest environments on earth. In this way, the researchers hope to stave off the impending food crisis resulting from climate change. Our species has been permanently physically

Done! The Perseverance rover has just landed successfully in the Jezero crater, NASA has just announced, which signs an incredible new achievement! On July 30, NASAs Mars 2020 mission was launched. His goal:to release the Perseverance rover on the surface of the red planet. After nearly seven month

Perseverance successfully landed on Mars last night, marking yet another incredible technical feat. During their first press conference held after landing, NASA and JPL scientists revealed several details about the exact location of the rover, and the next steps to come. A nice parking space! As ​​