Space is the final frontier and is now being opened to everyone thanks to front runners such as NASA and now SpaceX and Elon Musk, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.
A robotic βdogβ will explore the caves of our red neighbor using new technology. The robot will be able to learn about its surroundings and, while exploring, it will be able to send information to a communication module on the surface.
A foundation wants to create an archive of human knowledge and store it around the solar system on quartz disks that retain the information for billions of years.
Researchers have found a more efficient way to produce methane, making it an even more attractive fuel for Mars trips.
Slow connections and lagging video calls will be extinct with Elon Musksβ Starlink satellites. SpaceX's division Starlink is building a network of satellite-routers with the capacity to globalize the internet once and for all.
By increasing our understanding of how solar winds and eruptions on the solar surface occur, we can gain knowledge about how to better protect our satellites.
Elon Musk's SpaceX aims to land humans on Mars, which is why the company was founded. In addition to making us a multiplanetary genus, there will also be technology that benefits us all in its wake.
2020 has been a very special year in space and in space-related activities. It has seen a long series of breakthroughs that have changed the way we think about space β here are the top 20.
A Canadian astronaut will fly on the Artemis II mission to the Moon. Canadian engineers will build a robotic arm to the lunar Gateway. Brazil shows intent to sign the Artemis Accords and possibly contribute with a Brazilian-built Moon rover.
The new National Space Policy of the USA, published December 9th, presents an updated list of the nationβs space goals. These include enabling Mars travel and space resource utilization. A permanent presence on the Moon is also on the list.