Mars
SpaceX Announces Plan to Launch Private Dragon Mission to Mars in 2018
SpaceX announced plans today, April 27, for the first ever private mission to Mars which involves sending an uncrewed version…
New Highest Resolution Images Of Long-Lost Beagle 2 Lander
Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified the lost Beagle 2 lander on the Martian surface, and might explain…
Three Words: SpaceX… Mars… 2018
Earlier this morning, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced via twitter that his company plans to mount its first mission to…
Spaceflight Will Give You The Body Of An Elderly Alcoholic Shut In
A recent study released by CU Anschutz indicates that prolonged time in space can cause liver damage, adding to overall…
NASA Invests In Radical Game-Changing Concepts For Exploration
As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, NASA recently announced 13 radical proposals for funding and development
Antarctica Provides Plenty Of Mars Samples Right Now
Antarctica is a rich source of Martian meteorites, which are studied for clues to the formation and evolution of the…
ExoMars Takes First Hi-Res Image With The Lens Cap On
ExoMars returns its first image, proof that the camera system is functioning as intended.
Opportunity Discovers Dust Devil, Explores Steepest Slopes on Mars
A “beautiful dust devil” was just discovered today, April 1, on the Red Planet by NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover…
How Do We Terraform The Moon?
Given its proximity to Earth and our history of exploring it, colonizing and terraforming the Moon could be much easier…
ExoMars Mission Narrowly Avoids Exploding Booster
The final booster that sent the ExoMars spacecraft to Mars exploded not long after the two parted. Luckily, the probe…