Its done! After a failed first attempt last month, the American rover Perseverance successfully drilled and collected a sample of Martian rock in excellent condition. This tiny carrot, which will be brought back to Earth in the early 2030s, may contain traces of past microbial life. This time its t

Could a spacecraft survive crossing Jupiter? The short answer is no. In the depths of the giant, the temperatures and pressures are so important that no material designed by Man could last long enough. Jupiter, the largest planet in our system, is mainly composed of hydrogen (about 90% of its atmos

China is seeking to develop a small helicopter similar to Ingenuity, deployed on Mars by NASA, to expand its space exploration capabilities. A first prototype has just been officially approved. Flying to another planet On the red planet since last February, the Perseverance rover is indeed accompan

Rather than relying on the future Long March 9 super-heavy launcher to send its first crews to the Moon in the early 2030s, China could modify two already existing launchers. In this way, the country could arrive sooner, probably within the decade. A few months ago, the heads of the Chinese and Rus

Astronomers have taken a detailed new look at a mysterious object in the galaxy known as The Crash. According to the analyses, it would be an incredibly old brown dwarf, formed when the Universe was still low in methane. An unusual brown dwarf Its not quite a star, but its not quite a planet either

Across the Atlantic, there is a space weapon that very few people know about. Officials would like to unveil it to the world as part of a demonstration. Why does the United States want to reveal one of its assets? Towards a declassification of the file Until now, the United States has only had one

A study by researchers at the University of California details the devastating effects that a particularly violent geomagnetic storm could have on the undersea cables supporting the Global Internet. And the news is not very good. The impact of the Sun on the Internet Weve known for a long time that

In a few days, four aspiring astronauts will board SpaceXs Resilience spacecraft on Mission Inspiration4, the companys first all-civilian mission. Once in space, the four crew members will be able to enjoy an incredible view of Earth from the capsules cupola. A great first The first all-civilian f

The supernova in question is an event that the Hubble Space Telescope was able to observe in 2016. Three images were immortalized via a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. According to astronomers, the James-Webb telescope would be in pole position to observe the light of this supernova again

The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) robot will probe for the presence of ice west of Nobile Crater, near the lunar south pole, officials recently announced from NASA. VIPER will take off at the end of 2023 aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from SpaceX, before landing on the Moon t

NASAs InSight lander recently detected its three strongest Marsquakes to date, potentially giving scientists an even clearer picture of inside the red planet. The US InSight mission, landed in November 2018 on the western side of an expanse of lava called Elysium Planitia, at the Martian equator, a

Virgin Galactic is cleared to resume flights of its SpaceShipTwo, the carrier aircraft for its VSS Unity spacecraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Wednesday. The agency has just completed its inherent safety investigation into issues that arose during the companys flight in

Astronomers recently identified a huge cavity in the Milky Way galaxy created by the explosion of an end-of-life star several million years ago , around which new stars are born. This work, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, helps shed light on the role of supernovae in the star formati

The first attempt to sample the Martian surface by the Perseverance rover ended in failure. The mission teams are currently analyzing the data collected in order to understand the reasons. Disembarking on Mars last February, Perseverance is now focusing on the true heart of its mission:collecting s

Four people will soon be recruited by NASA to live in the Mars Dune Alpha for a year with the goal of preparing for long-duration missions to the red planet. Applications are already open. The Mars Dune Alpha is a 3D-printed approximately 520 square meter Mars habitat inside a building at NASAs Joh

A study recent suggests that the impact of stellar flares on the habitability of exoplanets around red dwarf stars may be weaker than previously thought. Red dwarf stars are very common. They represent about 75% of the stars in the Milky Way. This is the reason why most of the exoplanets we have

Every year, its the same thing for our greatest pleasure! The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of Thursday August 12 to Friday August 13, but many meteors will also be visible during the preceding and following nights. This is one of the most anticipated astronomical events of the summe

As part of the Artemis III mission which will again see humans set foot on the Moon, astronauts will be dressed in new, safer, more efficient spacesuits and more comfortable. But will they be available in time for the 2024 deadline? According to a new report, that will be impossible. NASAs new suit

A California Institute of Technology (Caltech) research project is preparing to test technology to generate solar power in space for use on Earth. The idea of ​​collecting solar energy in space to send it back to Earth is not new. The first technical article proposing it was indeed published in 196

A Canadian start-up aims to send a satellite capable of broadcasting advertisements into space. The announcement led to strong criticism on the Internet, but what do we really know about this project? Will we be able to see these ads from our backyards? And could they interfere with astronomical obs