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From robotic landers probing distant moons to the crewed missions pushing further than humans have gone in fifty years, this is where SpaceInfo Club tracks the push beyond Earth orbit. Coverage spans NASA, ESA and commercial missions, the engineering that gets them there, and the science they bring back.
Reporting draws on conversations with the scientists behind these missions, including astrophysicist Dr Francesca Faedi (University of Leicester, Orbital Innovation Ltd.), who studies how deep-space conditions affect the human body. See the full list of astronomers and mission scientists we’ve spoken with.
Also filed under Humans in Space Physics History
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Dr Francesca Faedi — Astrophysicist, Lecturer at University of Leicester, contributor to the discovery of 60+ exoplanets.
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The SMILE mission is poised to transform our understanding of the Sun–Earth connection through its innovative approach to global magnetospheric imaging. Yet its significance extends well beyond science.
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The SMILE mission (Solar wind–Magnetosphere–Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, designed to investigate how the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic environment.
SMILE: A New Window on the Sun–Earth Connection Read More »
SMILE. The evolution of heliophysics missions reflects a broader trend in space science: from isolated measurements toward integrated, system-level understanding.
On May 15, the spacecraft will sweep past Mars at a distance of approximately 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles), traveling at nearly 20,000 kilometers per hour.
Cover Image: Close-up of Plato’s cameras. Credits: ESA For thousands of years, humanity looked at the night sky and wondered whether worlds like ours existed elsewhere in the universe. Today, that question is no longer philosophical alone — it has become a scientific investigation powered by increasingly sophisticated space missions. Among the most important of
Cover Image: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Credits NASA_Jolearra Tshiteya The completion of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope marks a pivotal milestone not only for NASA, but for the global astronomical community. With its assembly finalized at Goddard Space Flight Center, Roman now transitions from engineering triumph to scientific promise—poised to redefine
This was not merely a proof of concept. It was a validation of decades of theoretical and experimental work surrounding magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) propulsion, a technology first explored in the 1960s but never brought to operational maturity.
Lithium Fire: How NASA’s New Electromagnetic Thruster Could Redefine the Journey to Mars Read More »
Together, they form a coordinated scientific effort to reconstruct the Red Planet’s transformation from a potentially habitable world to the cold desert we see today.
Two Rovers, Two Timelines: How Perseverance and Curiosity Are Rewriting Mars’ History Read More »
Cover Image: Curiosity Rover taking a Selfie – Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS In a discovery that is already reshaping the scientific conversation around Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified a suite of organic molecules never before detected on the Red Planet. Found within ancient rocks in Gale Crater, these compounds are not just chemically intriguing—they are scientifically
New Molecules, Old Questions: What Curiosity’s Discovery Really Means for Life on Mars Read More »
The excitement around Mars is understandable. But the real frontier lies in this interaction between constant external forces and adaptable internal systems. Radiation does not stop. Sleep does not change that. Hibernation might — not by reducing exposure, but by altering the tempo of life itself.
When the Hype Meets Physics: Space Radiation and the Reality of Living Beyond Earth Read More »
