NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
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News tagged with exploration
Sending tardigrades to the stars
No longer solely in the realm of science fiction, the possibility of interstellar travel has appeared, tantalizingly, on the horizon. Although we may not see it in our lifetimes—at least not some real version of the fictional ...
Astronomy
Jan 06, 2022
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Study finds that patterns formed by spiral galaxies show that the universe may have a defined structure
An analysis of more than 200,000 spiral galaxies has revealed unexpected links between spin directions of galaxies, and the structure formed by these links might suggest that the early universe could have been spinning, according ...
Astronomy
Jun 01, 2020
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Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
Ecuador's Waorani indigenous tribe won their first victory Friday against big oil companies in a ruling that blocks the companies' entry onto ancestral Amazonian lands for oil exploration activities.
Environment
Apr 27, 2019
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Japan launching 'space junk' collector (Update)
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 09, 2016
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Anxiety abounds at NASA as Mars landing day arrives
A NASA spacecraft's six-month journey to Mars neared its dramatic grand finale Monday in what scientists and engineers hoped would be a soft precision landing on flat red plains.
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2018
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NASA ballistic air gun hurls rocks at space suits to test their micrometeorite protection
Shock testing is commonly used throughout engineering to determine how a product will do when impacted by something. That something could be anything from the ground to a cruise missile. Like so much else in space exploration, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2021
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Advanced civilizations could be using Dyson spheres to collect energy from black holes
Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them—they're also one of the universe's biggest and most stable energy sources. That would make them invaluable to the type of civilization ...
Astronomy
Aug 26, 2021
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Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station—but there's a silver lining
Astronauts leave behind many things when they boldly go. Bacteria, however, stay with them.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 19, 2019
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Lockheed Martin gives first look into where astronauts may live on missions to deep space
A massive cylindrical habitat may one day house up to four astronauts as they make the trek to deep space.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2018
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