On October 29, NASA operators sent a series of new instructions to the Voyager 2 probe as it cruises through interstellar space. The ship sent back a signal confirming that it had received the call and executed the commands without issue. In November 2019, the Voyager 2 probe, launched in 1977, ret

The company Space Perspective invites you to reserve a place for a ride in the stratosphere aboard its ship Neptune. You still have to have the means:count 125,000 US dollars per seat! In June 2020, the American start-up Space Perspective unveiled its first plans to offer high-altitude balloon trav

SpaceX is targeting July to attempt the first orbital flight of its Starship spacecraft, according to company President Gwynne Shotwell. On the other hand, SpaceX still does not have the necessary authorizations to operate such a test. That was almost two months ago. On May 5, the Starship SN15 pro

The amount of water in Venus atmosphere is so low that even Earths most drought-tolerant microbes wouldnt stand a chance, study suggests . On the other hand, there is still a (thin) hope for Jupiter. Last year, a team of astronomers made headlines by suggesting the presence of phosphine, a chemical

China plans to use its next super-heavy launch vehicle, currently under development, to build a massive space solar power plant in geostationary orbit. China, a major player in space The Chinese space program has been particularly active in recent years. Three years ago, China notably distinguished

A committee has just approved NASAs proposal to change the space radiation exposure limits set by the agency for its astronauts. This change should promote the integration of women in future space missions. On the other hand, this revision is still insufficient for human missions on Mars. Exposure

According to one study, none of the known potentially habitable terrestrial exoplanets receive enough radiation to support an Earth-like biosphere. We have so far confirmed the existence of 4,422 exoplanets in 3,280 star systems . Of this sample, 165 are terrestrial (or rocky) in nature and compara

A team of astronomers announces the discovery of the smallest and most massive white dwarf to date. The object, which rotates very quickly on itself and offers an incredibly powerful magnetic field, would be the result of the merger of two white dwarfs that once evolved in a binary couple. What is

Researchers have successfully developed and demonstrated a new method using CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing technology to study how cells repair cell damage. damaged DNA in space. Whether through normal biological or environmental processes, damage to an organisms DNA can occur. In space, space radiatio

Over 22,000 applications for the European Space Agency Astronaut Corps have been submitted as part of the new recruitment drive. Such enthusiasm could push Europe to develop its own manned flight capability. Over 20,000 applications There will only be a few chosen ones, but the harvest was good! As

A few days ago, Jeff Bezos, the founder of the company Blue Origin, announced that he would take part in the first flight of his launcher on July 20. This Thursday, Virgin Galactic announced that its founder, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, would attempt to reach space a few days earlier, o

There is a question that most people do not think to ask themselves:how do the astronauts on board the ISS do their laundry? In reality, when it is necessary to change clothes, dirty clothes are simply thrown away, in the absence of a washing machine. NASA is therefore currently looking for a viable

NASA has announced plans to test a new composite solar sail system in the middle of next year, deployed from a CubSat. The mission will refine the technologies associated with these structures which represent the future of efficient low-cost means of propulsion. What is a solar sail? The principle

Lunar, Martian, Jovian exploration, asteroid sampling, and expanding international cooperation… Chinas space schedule promises to be busy. Here, in broad outline, are the various efforts to come for the years 2021/2025. The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) recently outlined the countrys

Taikonauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo performed their first spacewalk outside the Chinese Space Station this weekend. For nearly seven hours, the duo carried out maintenance and assembly work. It was only the second spacewalk in the history of the countrys space program. A few weeks ago, China made

NASA is planning a first manned mission to Mars at the end of the 2030s, when SpaceX announces that it can do so before 2026. Between the two comes China, increasingly present on the space scene. The country aims to send its first crewed mission to the Red Planet in 2033. Regular follow-up flights w

The European Space Agency and the Russian agency Roscosmos are still working on the development of their joint mission ExoMars 2022, the objective of which will be to search for traces of past life on the red planet. The parachute problems, which caused the mission to be postponed last year, have no

Its still a long way off, but European physicists plans to build a massive new gravitational wave detector, the Einstein Telescope, may soon come to fruition. The principle of gravitational waves There are currently three main gravitational wave detectors in the world:the two LIGO facilities in the

The James Webb Space Telescope nears launch after a review of its Ariane launch vehicle. Meanwhile, NASA is continuing a review of its historical records that may incriminate former agency administrator James Edwin Webb in cases of homophobic discrimination. The European Space Agency (ESA) announce

An autonomous robotic arm built by a consortium of European companies led by Airbus will soon fly to the ISS to integrate the Russian segment of the station. The International Space Station already consists of two robotic arms:the Canadarm2 (seventeen meters long), recently hit by space debris, and