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…
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Mars
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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SpaceX acquires new photos of Starship landing sites with Mars-orbiting NASA satellite
SpaceX has reaffirmed its prioritization of the Arcadia Planitia - a low Martian plain - and adjacent areas as some…
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Elon Musk’s plans to terraform Mars: Who knew clean energy could be so controversial?
I have to admit, I've been pretty fascinated with the idea of terraforming Mars ever since seeing an IMAX film…
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Tesla on Mars: A vision of an all-electric infrastructure on the Red Planet
The words Elon Musk and Mars find themselves in the same sentence frequently, and for good reason. After all, why…
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Terraforming Mars may still be possible after NASA concludes otherwise, scientists say
SpaceX's Elon Musk may imagine a nuclear device acting as an artificial sun on Mars for his long-term terraforming plans,…
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Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions honored in Moon-landing anniversary animation
Elon Musk's push for colonization of Mars is one of his best-known goals for humanity, and with the resources he's…
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NASA finds more hints of life on Mars in latest Curiosity Rover discovery
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover recently detected a high amount of methane in the planet's surface air, a gas that's often…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases steel Starship on the Moon and Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first official renders of the company's updated stainless steel Starship, offering glimpses of…
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3D-printed Mars habitat could be a perfect fit for early SpaceX Starship colonies
Space architecture startup AI SpaceFactory achieved second place in the latest phase of a NASA-led competition, pitting several groups against…
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NASA officially says goodbye to Mars Opportunity rover lost in massive dust storm
After 15 years roving around our neighboring red planet, NASA announced the end of its Opportunity rover mission on Mars…
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NASA has deployed a small dome on Mars to protect its “marsquake” detector
Before NASA's InSight lander gathers data on Martian surface vibrations, aka "marsquakes", it needs to protect its seismographic instrument from…
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Europe’s space agency releases “best of Mars” video, showcasing 15 years of stunning satellite imagery
In a recap of its Mars Express imaging satellite's fifteen years orbiting the red planet, the European Space Agency, NASA's…
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