The Hubble Space Telescope has been enhancing our understanding of the universe through breathtaking images for 30 years — PBS Digital Studios celebrates Hubble’s 30th anniversary.
Category: space
Korolev crater on Mars—the largest ice skating rink in the solar system, basically—has never looked more enthralling than it does in this impressive new visualization.
Software Wars is a 70 minute documentary about the ongoing battle between proprietary versus free and open-source software. The more we share scientific information, the faster we can solve the challenges of the future. It also discusses biology and the space elevator.
Here is the feature trailer:
For now, you can watch the movie for free or download it via BitTorrent here: https://video.detroitquaranteam.com/videos/watch/07696431-2f2d-4926-a429-29ac9c7d22b1
Crew Dragon offers views of Earth and Robert Zubrin calls for developing the asteroid belt. Could Starlink work with an RV? It’s Musk Reads: SpaceX Edition #181.
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So you want to colonize Mars. Well, Mars is a long ways away, and in order for a colony to function that far from Earthly support, things have to be thought out very carefully. Including how many people are needed to make it work.
A new study pegs the minimum number of settlers at 110.
The study is titled “Minimum Number of Settlers for Survival on Another Planet.” The author is Jean-Marc Salotti, a professor at Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique. His paper is published in Scientific Reports.
Space is the “best view for a bathroom anywhere,” says one NASA astronaut.
A curious young student asked NASA astronaut Bob Behnken the question on everyone’s mind on Monday (June 29) during a series of televised media interviews: How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?
As mentioned in previous videos, space junk is a deadly threat to our GPS, telecommunications, and satellite infraustructure. As such, in this video, we will talk about humanity’s upcoming, first mission to attempt to clean up orbital debris: Clearspace One, which is commissioned by the ESA.
Here is the petition link: https://www.change.org/p/save-vital-industries-call-for-subsidies-on-orbital-debris-removing-satellites
PS: The stock footage from this photo comes from Videvo!
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“Watching Apollo footage of astronauts doing geology on the surface of the Moon is a really great way to think about preparing for Artemis.” —Goddard scientist Kelsey Young.
Here’s how #NASA is preparing astronauts to do science on the Moon.