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MARS
On the last day of the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took the stage to talk about his company’s BFR project . Moreover, sharing details on how the …
NASA’s human spaceflight director dropped a bombshell, saying they can’t afford a crewed mission to Mars. The agency may instead focus on its Moon plans. If the mission and special occasion hint at a…
It is now a well-understood fact that Mars once had quite a bit of liquid water on its surface. In fact, according to a recent estimate, a large sea in Mars’ southern hemisphere once held almost 10 t…
There are a lot of hurdles to jump before we send the first human crew to Mars. Fuel for such a long mission adds a lot of weight and expense, and the time it takes to get there leaves astronauts exp…
For the first time in 40 years, NASA researchers have detected atomic oxygen in Mars' atmosphere, thanks to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ), which soars on a plane …
NASA has shared a new image from Mars, showcasing a "tadpole" on the Red Planet. Every now and then, the space agency employs its Curiosity rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to ca…
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which launched on top of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy earlier today, is going farther out into the Solar System than originally planned. The car was supposed to be put on a path …
NASA recently delivered $10 million in funding to Ad Astra Rocket Company of Texas for further development of its Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), an electromagnetic thruster …
We know potatoes can grow on Mars . But can they grow on the Moon? We’re about to find out – sort of. As reported by the Chongqing Morning Post , China is going to include a small ecosystem on its ne…
Charles Bombardier, is a Montreal-based innovator, has uncovered an idea for a hypothetical space train called Solar Express that can take passengers and freights between planets faster than any pres…
In all the planets of our home galaxy, humankind happens to discover itself on a planet which is perfectly suitable for life. Earth isn't without its dangers however. Earth has seen five massive …
At the forefront of modern space exploration looms the possibility of manned missions to Mars. From the ambitious schemes of Elon Musk, to NASA’s hopeful plan, to the collaborative endeavor of the ES…
Scientists say they’ve found significant deposits of water ice hiding extremely close to the surface of Mars. This is a type of discovery that could be hugely beneficial for future Mars exploration m…
NASA is abuzz with the discovery of some utterly strange tube-like structures that were photographed on the surface of rocks by the Curiosity rover recently. These bizarre tubes, just a few millimete…
NASA states : “We’re going to try and make Oxygen from the atmosphere on Mars.” And NASA wants to do so with their next—Mars 2020 Rover. NASA obviously has MASSIVE plans for the red planet. While we …
