Posts By Amy Thompson
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27.4KSpaceNASA 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 life and...
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52.0KNewsMars 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 2012. It...
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31.9KSpace3D 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, sent to...
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18.0KSpaceNew 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 of the...
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17.6KNewsScientists 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, a team...
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22.2KSpaceNASA’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 will touch...
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35.8KNewsSpaceX’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 where humans...
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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, but the...
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107.5KNewsBoeing 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 part of...
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55.3KNewsMars’ 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 (ESA) recently...
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43.6KNewsNASA 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 with the...
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16.9KNewsNASA 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 long-duration mission...
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29.8KSpaceScientists 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 one day...
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66.2KSpaceFuture 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 the red...
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25.8KSpaceA 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 off to...
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98.7KSpaceWatch 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 for fossilized...
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23.8KNewsMartian 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 of all,...
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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 supply of...
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24.2KSpaceNASA’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 to the...
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15.1KSpaceMars 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 European Space...
