Using Resources in Space to Sustain Human Exploration
6th Dec, 2018
Is it easier to bring resources with us or use what's there when going to the moon and Mars? NASA thinks it's easier to use what's there. Learn more about NASA's thinking with in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)
LUVOIR: From Big Bang to Biosignatures - A Flagship Observatory in NASA's Future?
16th Oct, 2018
NASA will soon wrap up four concept studies of major space observatories that could launch sometime in the coming couple decades. One of these is the Large UV/optical/IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor. LUVOIR is a concept for a highly capable, multi-wavelength ob
HabEx and Living Earths: The Astronomical Answer to "Are We Alone?"
3rd Oct, 2018
The discovery over the past few years that stars in the Milky Way may each be orbited by at least one planet suggests that among these numerous planetary systems may reside planets similar to Earth, perhaps even harboring life. The HabEx concept is i
The Lynx Space Telescope: A Flagship Concept to Probe the Energetic Universe
18th Sep, 2018
Lynx is one of four flagship concepts for the next great space telescope. NASA has funded a series of studies of four concepts that will in less than a year's time produce candidate designs for a major space observatory to begin construction later
The James Webb Space Telescope: The Next Great Observatory
31st Aug, 2018
For more than two decades, the series of NASA Great Observatories may have revealed more about the secrets of the cosmos than had been accomplished in the preceding history of astronomical exploration. The next great history-making observatory, the J
A Gateway for Human Space Exploration: The Next Step After ISS
14th Aug, 2018
The International Space Station (ISS) has been the first successful step in long-duration human operations in space. If astronauts are to travel to Moon, Mars, and deep space, we need more technical capabilities like a deep space gateway.