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Ingenuity Won’t Fly Again Because It’s Missing a Rotor Blade
Ingenuity has been the first aerial vehicle on another world. NASA announced the end of the Martian helicopter’s life at…
Comets: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, and solar physics, and what this…
Electrodes in Spacesuits Could Protect Astronauts from Harmful Dust on Mars
To quote NASA associate administrator Jim Reuter, sending crewed missions to Mars by 2040 is an "audacious goal." The challenges…
Odysseus Moon Lander Sends More Pictures — and We Know Where It Is
Four days after Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander made an off-kilter touchdown on the moon, the mission team is releasing snapshots…
Odysseus Moon Lander Is Tipped Over But Still Sending Data
The bad news is that Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is tipped on its side after getting tripped up during its…
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander Sends Faint Signal From the Moon
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander made space history today — becoming the first commercial spacecraft to survive a descent to the…
Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Back Selfies With Earth in the Picture
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has beamed back a series of snapshots that were captured as it headed out from the…
Can the Gaia Hypothesis Be Tested in the Lab?
During the 1970s, inventor/environmentalist James Lovelock and evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis proposed the Gaia Hypothesis. This theory posits that Earth…
NASA is Done Setting Fires Inside its Doomed Cargo Spacecraft
Fire on a spacecraft can be catastrophic. It can spread quickly in a confined space, and for trapped astronauts, there…
Ground-Based Lasers Could Accelerate Spacecraft to Other Stars
The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth than ever before. Beyond…