Space Exploration
What If We Could Build a Mars Base… Using Mars Itself?
Scientists just made super-strong building material from Martian soil that's 2x stronger than steel. The future of Mars exploration? It's in the dirt.
China Unveils Ambitious 26-Year Space Science Plan
A plan aims to hunt for alien life, detect gravitational waves and search for habitable worlds by 2050.
This Lunar Suit Sent Musk into a Frenzy
China unveils its next-generation lunar spacesuit as the nation plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030.
China Announces Two-Year Advancement of Mars Soil Sampling Plan
China's previous Mars mission, Tianwen-1, was responsible for exploring Martian life and also brought back a large number of selfies.
How Will the Chinese Transform the Moon?
Their daring and innovative ideas could potentially save Earth—without any US involvement.
Friedrich Hayek’s Invisible Hand Can’t Reach Space
Market rules don't always work well on Earth, let alone in space.
NASA Rushing towards China’s Moon Rocks
Why is the US coveting China, the very country it sanctions, for Moon rock samples?
Einstein Probe: The Satellite That Triggered Taiwan’s Island-Wide Air Raid Alert
How did a routine satellite launch trigger such a response? We delve into the interesting story of the Einstein Probe, a Chinese mainland satellite that inadvertently caused an island-wide air defens...
As China Celebrates 10 Years on the Moon, NASA Reaches Out for Chang’e 5 Moon Samples
While geopolitics may constrain collaboration, for now, the future of space science is very promising.