Above: Dr. Jim Bell is a professor and planetary scientist in the School of Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and the Principal Investigator for the Mars 2020 rover’s Mastcam-Z imaging system. He is also an author of popular science...
The new material could help construct lunar bases like the concept shown above using less energy than current additive manufacturing methods. Image credit: ESA PISCES is launching a new research project in materials science that will address some of the challenges of...
Above: An artist rendering shows the Orion spacecraft (left) approaching the orbital lunar gateway station—two key components in NASA’s new plan to return humans to the moon. NASA’s new Artemis program, the most ambitious space exploration effort to date, is on track...
Above: A ground prototype of the LIFE inflatable habitat, fully pressurized. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation An inflatable habitat designed for short- and long-duration space missions was tested last month by astronauts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to assess its...
Above: Miriam Fuchs (left) leads a tour of the SMA Observatory on Maunakea for students of the STARS Program during Summer 2019. By: Miriam Fuchs, Telescope Systems Specialist at EA Observatory/JCMT Having dreamt about working for the Maunakea Observatories as a...
Above: Sintered basalt tiles composed with only Hawaiian volcanic basalt and heat. Image: PISCES PISCES’ applied research in basalt sintering has cooked up a product that has investors interested in commercializing it. Last month, PISCES Materials Science and...
