Thirty years after the first exoplanets were discovered, hundreds of additional exoplanets have been identified within the “habitable zone,” a place where liquid water and maybe even life may exist. The MIT Press Reader asks, could a self-sustaining starship carry humans to distant worlds? https://flip.it/0q093h
#Science #Space #SolarSystem #Planets #Humans #SpaceExploration
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Very sad to hear of the passing of Ed Stone, who has died at the age of 88.
Best known perhaps as the project scientist from 1972 to 2022 for the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune, Ed played a key role in the history of space science, including 10 years leading NASA JPL.
I met him at a space particle & fundamental physics conference at CERN in 2012, where I took these pictures. Originals: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjCM5rJJ
Ad astra, Ed ✨
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📚 The Mercy of Gods by: James S. A. Corey
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end.
The Carryx - part empire, part hive - have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The ke...
https://bookblabla.com/book/the-mercy-of-gods
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #spaceexploration
Elon Musk's #SpaceX has confidentially filed for a #US #IPO, setting the stage for what could become the largest #StockMarket listing on record.
A public listing at a potential valuation of >$1.75 trillion would signal that #SpaceExploration has moved from a speculative venture to a mainstream #investment. SpaceX's growth has been driven by its reusable rockets & the #Starlink satellite internet network.
#Musk #billionaires #technocracy #tech #business #antitrust #law
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-registers-take-rocket-maker-public-blockbuster-ipo-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-04-01/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
By Sunday afternoon, the Artemis II crew had traveled 218,012 miles from Earth. That means the spacecraft was a mere 60,000 miles from the Moon, with a lunar flyby set for Monday, April 6. The crew will get as close at 4,000 miles from the lunar surface as they swing around the far side, becoming the first humans to see it from that perspective (at least as far as we know 🤔). More cool stuff from Yahoo News:
#ArtemisII astronauts now on course to head back to Earth
Orion ventured around the moon & begins its return to Earth.
After a 40-minute communications blackout ended, #Artemis II #astronaut Christina Koch said, “It is so great to hear from Earth again.” She and her three crewmates have emerged from behind the moon as they continue their seven-hour flyby of the #moon & head back home.
#science #space #SpaceExploration
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/science/live-news/nasa-artemis-2-flyby-moon-mission?cid=ios_app
The Moon isn’t just a natural object—it’s a cultural one.
Only about 2% of named lunar craters honor women, revealing how even our maps of space reflect historical bias.
As Artemis missions mark a new era of exploration, this is a chance to rethink representation beyond Earth.
🔗 https://www.seti.org/news/women-with-impact-reclaiming-the-moons-missing-half/
First PoC and first woman to go around another world.
Don't stop talking about this point.
It's important.
📸 NASA
