Space: The New Frontier

The JAXAESA joint BepiColombo Mission is moments away from launch The target is Mercury which has been too long neglected by the worlds space exploration programs This mission will shed new light on this strange tiny world

NASAs Parker Solar Probe Mission is on its way and will be shortly followed by Europes Solar probe MissionnbspNo spacecraft have traveled so fast or so close to a star before The hope is to reveal the source of the solar winds that effect us here on Earth

The commercial space flight companies are edging closer and closer to flight readinessnbsp Paying customers will soon be launching into space tourist revenue is projected to be a major stepping stone toward space exploration and colonization

The ESA JAXA joint BepiColombo Mission is moments away from launch The target is Mercury which has been too long neglected this mission will shed new light on this strange world of light and dark

The Japanese Asteroid Sample Return Mission has reached its target and is surveying the space rock ready to dip down to acquire its samplenbsp The return of asteroid material to Earth will aid scientists in the development in planetary defense systems

Two new space telescopes Gaia and TESS are in orbit with their primary missions coming to a closenbsp They will be joined by the James Webb Telescope and together they will open up a whole new vista into time and space

This is the latest in Martian exploration not just from orbit but also from rovers on the ground New sources of water and planetary dust storms are a few of the stories unfolding on the Red Planet

Cubesats are miniature satellites that have been used exclusively in low Earth orbit for 15 years Now these tiny satellites are growing in mainstream popularity and are being used for interplanetary missions as well They have even been sent to Mars with the Insight Mission in hopes of better understanding the red planet our solar system and beyond

The evidence to prove some of Einsteins theories had long been elusive beyond the capabilities of technology until nownbspIt appears that Einstein is once again triumphant as we discover the latest in deep space observations

Were looking hard but the numbers arent stacking up Is life on other planets really that hard to findnbsp Does it even exist We have not discovered so much as a signal so maybe we really are alone in our neck of the galaxy