SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2021
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In its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is once again preparing to collect the first of many rock core samples that could eventually be brought to Earth for further study.
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Aug 26, 2021
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Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm on the Tiangong space station.
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2021
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A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2021
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An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, scientists said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2021
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NASA's newest Mars rover came up empty Friday in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 7, 2021
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The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will be launched to the International Space Station together with the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module, called 'Nauka'. ERA is the first robot able to 'walk' around the Russian segment ...
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2021
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Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China's new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm.
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2021
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A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, according to one of the three laws of robotics imagined by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. On board humanity's only outpost in space, this obedience has turned into ...
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2021
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The team behind NASA's InSight Mars lander has come up with an innovative way to boost the spacecraft's energy at a time when its power levels have been falling. The lander's robotic arm trickled sand near one solar panel, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2021
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