NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility’s perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.
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Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.
Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth’s atmosphere than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about the strength of geomagnetic stor…
Data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets without strong magnetic fields.
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Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of “biomimicry” for the next generation of Mars robots.
NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.
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“The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it.”
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.
An international team of researchers say they’ve found a more efficient route from Earth to the moon using advanced computer modeling.
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