NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
Space Exploration
Mar 3, 2017
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The European Space Agency says it will contribute key components for a future NASA mission to take humans around the moon within the next few years.
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2017
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Japan launched a cargo ship Friday bound for the International Space Station, carrying a 'space junk' collector that was made with the help of a fishnet company.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2016
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ESA and NASA are extending their collaboration in human space exploration following confirmation that Europe will supply a second Service Module to support the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2016
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Finding examples of intelligent life other than our own in the Universe is hard work. Between spending decades listening to space for signs of radio traffic – which is what the good people at the SETI Institute have been ...
Astronomy
May 26, 2016
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Looking up at the night sky—expansive and seemingly endless, stars and constellations blinking and glimmering like jewels just out of reach—it's impossible not to wonder: Are we alone?
Astronomy
May 18, 2016
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Planetary Resources, a company hoping to make asteroid mining into a trillion dollar industry, earlier this year unveiled the world's first 3D printed object made from bits of an asteroid.
Engineering
May 17, 2016
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Researchers at USC and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say they will be the first team in the world to launch fungi into space for the purpose of potentially developing new medicine for use both in space and on Earth.
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2016
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The United States marked the 30th anniversary Thursday of the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle with a pledge to remember lost astronauts as it presses on toward Mars.
Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2016
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This week, NASA is assembling scientists from across the country in Houston to start thinking about locations on Mars that would be good candidates for human exploration. Among those gathering for the Landing Sites/Exploration ...
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2015
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