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Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have huge plans in space, but there are no laws or regul…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is all set to launch today — interesting facts you may not already know
The Mars Perseverance rover is all set to take off from the National Aeronautics and Space Administ…
Prabhjote Gill
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NASA’s Curiosity rover's latest findings could be the evidence of life on Mars
This type of carbon is associated with biological processes which hint at the possibility of Mar…
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NASA engineers expected their Mars helicopter to crash after 5 liftoffs. It just landed its 15th flight.
Engineers weren't sure if NASA's Ingenuity helicopter would even lift off on Mars. But the drone ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What is it like to drive the Perseverance rover remotely? A NASA engineer explains the challenges of piloting the vehicle's journey across Mars.
A NASA Perseverance rover driver explains what it's like driving a nuclear-powered machine during a…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA's Mars helicopter took flight for the first time, opening the door for a new generation of space drones
The Perseverance rover carried Ingenuity to Mars in its belly, and now the space drone has flown. I…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is delayed at least a week because its software needs a tweak
NASA says it will set a new flight date next week. Ingenuity engineers are working on a minor softw…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA delays Mars helicopter flight after a crucial rotor-blade-spinning test ended abruptly
Ingenuity was supposed to spin its blades at full speed on Friday, but a "watchdog" timer that iden…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's blades are spinning ahead of its first flight - making the NASA team 'nervous and excited'
"I'm feeling a lot of emotions": NASA's Ingenuity engineers are getting antsy for their helicopter'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How India landed on the moon and flew to Mars at a fraction of the cost of NASA and Russia missions
India reached the moon's south polar region before anyone else, on a budget, by starting small and …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Maiya F…
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NASA's Mars rover landed in the perfect place to hunt for alien fossils: an ancient lake bed called Jezero Crater
Perseverance will scour mud and clay in Jezero's river delta and shorelines for signs of microbe co…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA’s Mars-bound spaceship is in 'safe mode' but the agency isn't too worried
The US space agency explains that ‘safe mode’ is when everything else except for the essential s…
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NASA is about to farm out the launch of its first moon rover in 48 years to a commercial rocket company
NASA plans to partner with commercial providers to build a permanent moon base and, eventually, spr…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's how NASA engineers piloting the Mars rover are managing their work-life balance during lockdown
NASA technicians driving the Curiosity rover said they keep a firm line between work and home life …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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NASA's nuclear-powered Mars rover took an amazing selfie during an intense global dust storm
NASA is also working on its giant Space Launch System, and one of the planned versions might send a…
Dave Mosher
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Why Is It So Difficult To Land On Mars?
The atmosphere of Mars is a hundred times thinner that Earth’s. This makes parachutes ten time…
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Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year
In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie N…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Evidence Of Water On Mars
The Curiosity rover had earlier collected pictures and other data which showcased that once rivers …
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NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' Bobak Ferdowsi On The Perks Of NASA, Space Camp, And His First Kiss
Since he hit the big time during the rover landing in August, he's been to visit the White House du…
Jennifer Welsh
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LEGO Made An Awesome Ad To Celebrate The Mars Rover
Oreo has been bringing in all the recent headlines about its quick-on-its-feet, real-time, visual m…