Future Planetary Exploration

With the release of the official Announcement of Opportunity (AO) early in November, NASA has officially begun the competition to select it...

After a couple of month hiatus from blogging on future planetary exploration (it's that day job), I wanted to return by casting a wider...

Three factors make exploring Europa hard.  First, we want to explore an entire complex world, and mapping its features requires acquiring v...

Last week, NASA’s managers announced the selection of seven instruments for its 2020 Ma...