Amy Thompson

NASA needs help bringing Martian samples back to Earth

NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 rover will land on the red planet in 2021. It's mission: to looks for signs of…

Mars rover to Earth, this red planet has a methane problem

NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring an area of Mars called Gale Crater, since landing on the red planet in…

3D printed organs are coming to an International Space Station near you

Two high-tech companies have teamed up to take 3D printing in space to the next level. A new 3D printer,…

New Sun mission to launch in attempt to snap 1st-ever photos of star’s poles

A new spacecraft is set to launch on a journey to the Sun. It's goal: to snap the first pictures…

Scientists create ‘living concrete’ that could one day be used on Mars

Builders have been making concrete the same way for hundreds of years: by mixing sand with various binding materials. However,…

NASA’s next Mars rover will pave the way for humans

NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to land on the red planet in February 2021, and when it does, it…

SpaceX’s Elon Musk and his plans to send 1 million people to Mars

Elon Musk has big plans for Mars and it's no secret that the SpaceX founder and CEO envisions a future…

NASA's resilient Curiosity Rover bounces back once more after attitude issue

NASA's Curiosity rover had a little attitude problem earlier this week. The issue sidelined the rover for a brief time,…

Boeing throws in the towel on secret spaceplane project for military

The Phantom Express is no more. Boeing decided to halt the development of the experimental spaceplane it was building as…

Mars’ stunning polar ice caps spotted in new image captures from orbiter

Mars: beautiful, desolate, and the planet in the solar system whose seasons most closely match ours. The European Space Agency…

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars on its upcoming Rover mission

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. That's right, the Mars Helicopter, is a small, autonomous rotorcraft, that will travel…

NASA explores emotionally intelligent robots as human companions for long Mars journey

NASA is proposing sending emotionally intelligent robots with a crew of astronauts to help with keeping humans company in their…

Scientists have found a way to make oxygen out of Moon Dust

Scientists from the European Space Agency have found a way to make oxygen out of moon dust in hopes to…

Future Mars inhabitants could live in houses made of fungi

It’s no secret that Elon Musk wants to make humanity a multi-planetary species. But when humans take up residence on…

A Tale of Two Rovers: How does Mars 2020 compare to Curiosity?

NASA’s next Mars rover is almost ready to launch. Engineers recently took it for a test spin, before shipping it…

Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover go for a test drive in preparation for landing on Martian soil

NASA engineers witnessed their newest Mars rover take its first steps in preparation for its next mission that will search…

Martian auroras offer clues to how the red planet lost its water

Aurorae are a dazzling light spectacle often visible at high-latitude locations here on Earth. They’re colorful and mesmerizing, but most…

NASA data points to Mars underground water source at Arcadia Planitia site

Mars’s Arcadia Planitia may be hiding buried treasure. A new global map indicates that the region could be harboring a…

NASA’s next Mars mission will search for fossilized remains of ancient life near once lake

NASA is gearing up to launch its next Mars rover. Dubbed 2020, the roving scientist is set to blast off…

Mars exploration in focus as Europe prepares ExoMars Rover for search of life

2020 may be the year humanity takes its biggest step toward finding evidence of life beyond Earth. NASA and the…