Space – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Oct 31
2018

NASA Scientists Think They Can Extract Rocket Fuel From Martian Soil

Promising NASA research could make Mars missions far more realistic.

This technology will one day allow humans to live and work on Mars—and return to Earth to tell the story.

Oct 31
2018

Wanted: Researchers for China’s mega telescope to interpret signals from across the universe

Hidden in a remote mountain location is the world’s largest radio telescope which has already discovered 53 starsThe problem is finding enough astronomers to analyse the data.

Oct 31
2018

How fungus and sweat could transform Martian exploration

As a product designer imagines a Martian boot made out of human sweat and fungus, her quest sparks a new question: can biomaterials open the door for a human colony on Mars?

Oct 31
2018

Project Discovery: a simple guide

Find out how online gamers are helping scientists discover new exoplanets by playing EVE Online and taking part in Project Discovery.

Oct 31
2018

Hawaii top court approves controversial Thirty Meter Telescope

Construction had halted in 2015 amid protests from native Hawaiians who consider the land sacred.

Oct 31
2018

Truly Terrifying: The Solar System’s Spookiest Place

Our biggest planet is a cosmic creepshow.

Oct 30
2018

Mysterious 900 MILE long ‘plume’ cloud spotted on the surface of Mars near a giant volcano

What the hell is this?!

Oct 30
2018

After nine years in space 🌌

Kepler and K2 Missions is dead. Happy Halloween!

Oct 29
2018

The Most FASCINATING Things Ever Found in SPACE

Part 2.

Oct 29
2018

The best astronomy pictures of the year are gorgeous reminders that we live on a rock that drifts through space

Look at the beauty of the universe!

Looking up at space reminds us that everyone and everything on Earth is stuck together on a big space rock that’s drifting through an infinite black void.

Unfortunately, terrestrial concerns like work, dinner, and getting enough sleep tend to keep us facing down.

Thankfully, some people not only take the time to appreciate the night sky, but are also talented enough to capture its thrilling splendor in mesmerizing pictures that remind us of our cosmically fragile existence.