The Moon. Credit: NASA Researchers from Germany are studying the possibility of using a solar-powered three-dimensional (3-D) printer to create structures in space. According to a recent story in EOS, Alexandre Meurisse, an engineer at the German Aerospace Centre in...
Illustration of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. Credit: Astrobotic Technology Astrobotic Technology is making moves as one of the leading teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize. Recently the space robotics company announced a new design of its lunar lander...
Ara Uhr The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) is pleased to announce they have a new high school intern on board this summer. Ara Uhr will be a junior at Hilo High School next year and will be working on computer programming with...
The Moon. Credit: NASA China is preparing to send its lunar probe, Chang’e 5, to the Moon next year. The mission will include an exploration of the Moon’s north and south poles. According to a story in the Science World Report, the lunar probe by China is...
Pluto’s surface. Credit: NASA This mosaic strip of Pluto’s surface was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015 and is the highest-resolution image taken to date. With a resolution of about 260 feet (80 meters) per pixel, the mosaic affords...
