space exploration

Three new Australian satellites have been sent into space after Western Australia launched its own trio of CubeSats earlier in August.

Some say dreams of colonizing Mars are totally unrealistic. Others, however, think they’re both credible and critical for the future of humanity.

Astronomers have observed a large black hole consuming the remains of a destroyed star for an unusually long period of time.

China on Sunday recovered an experimental probe launched aboard a new generation rocket, marking another milestone in its increasingly ambitious space program that envisions a mission to Mars by the end of the decade.

This week though I had no doubts that I wouldn’t be the only one excited as I discussed the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot mission to reach another star.

One solitary asteroid might be worth trillions of dollars in platinum and other metals. Exploiting these resources could lead to a global boom in wealth, which could raise living standards worldwide and potentially benefit all of humanity.

It (could be) life Jim, but (perhaps) not as we know it.