Space – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Meet the creepy new AI system designed to help astronauts in space

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI, space

Jun 30
2018

Scientists are sending up the new tool, called CIMON, in order to help astronauts on the International Space Station.

Amazing Facts About Star Clusters

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Jun 30
2018

#Stars #Astronomy

20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

Posted by Michael Lance in biotech/medical, space

Jun 30
2018

Houston, we’ve got mice.

20 astronaut mice en route to the International Space Station (ISS) could shed light on the effect on long-term space exposure on the human body.

Two Earth-size planets now seem even more like Earth

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in space

Jun 29
2018

Two of the earliest Earth-ish exoplanet finds are now more exciting targets in the search for habitable worlds beyond this rock.

International Space Station added a new photo

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Jun 29
2018

This Dragon has a Maya in it! 🇵🇭️👊.

Wind power will work on Mars, study finds

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in energy, space

Jun 29
2018

Wind power on Mars makes it possible for any rover or other craft to collect power at the poles or other areas on the planet that don’t get constant sunlight.

How NASA saved the world

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Jun 29
2018

NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration literally saved us from a planet-wide apocalypse.

Donald J. Trump Photo

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Jun 29
2018

Because space is the new frontier, we will have a SPACE FORCE!

NASA uses earth as laboratory to study distant worlds

Posted by Narendra Malewar in space

Jun 29
2018

New study uses Earth as a stand-in for an exoplanet, and shows that even with very little light — as little as one pixel — it is still possible to measure key characteristics of distant worlds.

Russian billionaire declares himself leader of ‘space nation’ Asgardia

Posted by Derick Lee in space

Jun 29
2018

A Russian billionaire has held a lavish ceremony at a castle in Austria to declare himself the leader of a new, independent “space nation” called Asgardia.

A Russian billionaire who dreams of one day living in space holds a lavish ceremony at a castle in Austria to declare himself the leader of a new, independent space nation called Asgardia.