Solar System
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NASA selects 41 space technologies for future Moon and Mars exploration
NASA just tapped dozens of U.S. companies to help build the technologies that could power humanity’s next giant leap to the Moon and Mars. Credit: NASA NASA has…
Terraforming Mars may be more realistic than scientists once thought
A growing number of researchers think terraforming Mars may have moved from science fiction to a scientific question worth exploring. Credit: Shutterstock Terraforming is the process of reshaping…
Scientists identify the rare meteorite that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago
The dinosaur-killing asteroid may have been an extraordinarily rare space rock whose dust plunged Earth into a deadly global crisis. Credit: Shutterstock A rare type of meteorite known…
NASA will test SpaceX and Blue Origin Moon landers before the next lunar landing
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Orion spacecraft and SpaceX’s Starship human landing system test article during docking operations as part of NASA’s upcoming Artemis III demonstration mission in…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft aces Mars flyby capturing stunning timelapse video
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captured unusual views of Mars while acing a crucial flyby on its way to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed a…
The key to colonizing Mars may be hidden inside asteroids
NASA artwork of a potential Mars habitat in conjunction with other surface elements on Mars. Credit: NASA I recently rewatched Armageddon, complete with Bruce Willis, oil drillers sent…
NASA’s moon base is taking shape with 20+ lunar landings planned
Artist’s rendering of the Moon’s South Pole region. Glowing points of light scattered across the lunar surface represent surface assets supporting sustained human and robotic operations near the…
A SpaceX rocket smashed into the Moon — NASA just revealed the crater
LROC Narrow Angle Camera image before (M1370003265R) and after (M1541091337R) the booster impact. Images enlarged 5x, north is up, each image is 120 meters wide. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines…