Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Guides Next Wave of Space Exploration Missions
NASA's search for extraterrestrial life could result in missions such as a balloon or boat-like capsule on Titan, or even a complex three-part Mars mission to return a…
View ArticleChina's Moon Ambitions: Rover in 2013, Bring Home Samples in 2017, and a...
A Chinese official kicked off an international robotics conference in Shanghai this week by confirming China plans to send a robot to the moon within two years and aims to bring a lunar sample home by...
View ArticleNewly Found Meteorites Came From Mars, Scientists Confirm
Meteorite chunks that fell in Morocco last summer came from Mars, yielding an unexpected 15-pound sample of the Red Planet, scientists confirmed Tuesday. It’s the first time…
View ArticleThe Space Station Is Getting A UPS-Style Shipping Service
It’s easy to forget that the International Space Station isn’t just a place for astronauts to hang out and take epic selfies. Because of its unique microgravity…
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