Students Test Prototype Landing Pad to Make Lunar Operations Safe
Reported by Universe Today
This summer, a team of students and researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville successfully conducted three rocket-motor firing tests on a prototype lunar landing pad. The tests showed the prototype’s ability to capture and redirect rocket ex...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:45 +0000
What Will Politics Look Like on Other Planets? It's Likely to Be a Mishmash
Reported by Universe Today
When we make our home on other worlds, who will be in charge? Will it be an emperor? A billionaire? A rebel alliance? Or none of the above? Astrobiologist Jacob Haqq Misra runs through the legal and political options....
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:21 +0000
Astronaut and Earth
Reported by NASA
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon i...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:37 +0000
Stubborn Asteroids Around White Dwarfs Resist Becoming Dust
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers are finding more dusty disks around white dwarf stars, and some of them are home to asteroids. But how these rocky asteroids are turned to dust and form these rings isn't clear. New research shows that the white dwarf's gravity alone can't shre...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:54 +0000
TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking
Reported by NASA
For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF here Chip resistors are widely used in NASA projects, yet cases of alumina substrate cracking during environmental testing are rare. Two instances of ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:35 +0000
NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day
Reported by NASA
Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator and founder of ClassCrunchLabs Found...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:15 +0000