Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
The multi-faceted band's new tune " Try Not to Die " played a few songs into the set, poetically employing Carl Sagan's ...
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.
Such major and arbitrary cuts to NASA’s budget would do very little to save money, but they will undercut and decimate one of ...
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible!" ...
This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In winter the temperature at the poles of Mars can reach 200° below zero Fahrenheit. But make no mistake: The red ...
But they could not predict how much these risks would increase during a longer mission, such as a voyage to Mars. Perhaps the dangers would grow slowly and steadily; perhaps they would grow ...
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starship rocket will depart for Mars in March 2026. Onboard will be the humanoid robot ...
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starship will head to Mars late next year with the Tesla humanoid bot, Optimus. Successful ...