A plan to chase down our interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua
A group of astrophysicists are determined not to let the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua go gently into that good night.
Source: cosmosmagazine.com
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NASA Selects a Wild Plan to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri With Thousands of Tiny Probes
Humans have dreamed about traveling to other star systems and setting foot on alien worlds for generations.
Alpha Centauri Proxima Centauri Marshall Eubanks Initiative For Interstellar Space Initiatives Inc Space Initiative
Source: sciencealert.com
Europa and Enceladus are the Perfect Targets for a Lightsail Mission
Laser sails could serve as precursor missions to Europa and Enceladus, but they'd need an awfully powerful laser to get them there.
Alpha Centauri Adam Hibberd Andreas Hein Institute For Interstellar Florida Institute Of Technology Planetary Society
Source: universetoday.com
What Future Technology Will Look Like in the Year 2100
Space elevators, tiny machine “swarms,” flying cars, and human/machine mind melds are just the beginning of the future.
Source: popularmechanics.com
Shooting Tiny, High Speed Bullets at a Spacecraft Could Speed Up Travel to The Stars
Today, multiple space agencies are investigating cutting-edge propulsion ideas that will allow for rapid transits to other bodies in the Solar System.
Source: sciencealert.com
What is interstellar space and where does it begin?
Interstellar space is not empty but filled with gas, dust and energetic particles. We explore this cosmic medium in more detail here.
United Kingdom David Mccomas Harvard Catherine Zucker Jonathan Slavin Barbara Ryden Iain Nicolson William
Source: space.com
Prepping for 'Oumuamua 2.0: Scientists Warn We Need to Be Ready for Next Interstellar Visitor
In 2017, a quarter-mile-long object that may have been ten times as long as it was wide, was identified as the first known and observed interstellar object to... 09.11.2022, Sputnik International
Avi Loeb Amir Siraj Initiative For Interstellar European Space Agency Earth Now James Webb Telescope
Source: sputniknews.com
It is possible to send a mission to 'Oumuamua?
Strangely shaped space rock? Ancient shard knocked off from a planet? Some sort of alien technology we couldn’t recognize if we tried?
Adam Hibberd Hermann Oberth Initiative For Interstellar Resident Alien Interstellar Studies Under Project Lyra
Source: syfy.com
Radical Idea Shows Laser Propulsion Could Rapidly Accelerate Trips to Mars
NASA and China plan to mount crewed missions to Mars in the next decade. While this represents a tremendous leap in terms of space exploration, it also presents significant logistical and technological challenges.
Emmanuel Duplay Philip Lubin Andrew Higgins Phillip Lubin Montreal Mcgill University Energy Propulsion For Interstellar Exploration
Source: sciencealert.com
Spacecraft From Earth Can Still Catch Up to 'Oumuamua, Study Suggests
While the team has already submitted a white paper to NASAs Decadal Survey, it remains to be seen if their proposal will be adopted. 11.02.2022, Sputnik International
Source: sputniknews.com