Asteroids, which are typically found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt of our solar system, can sometimes become nudged out of their typical or
NASA is closely watching the dwarf planet of Ceres, which is the largest object in the asteroid belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. Ceres is abou
While NASA and other organizations around the world are setting their sights on Mars, China appears to be ramping up preparations to send astronauts to wal
NASA Scientists have, for the first time in four decades, successfully identified atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of the red planet using the Stratospheric
On Monday, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos collaborated to launch the ExoMars mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which will
What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in the Internation
What kinds of health threats can the Martian dust bring to future astronauts? This is what a recent study published in GeoHealth hopes to address as a team
SpaceX's successful Falcon Heavy rocket launch in February marked a significant milestone for space travel. It's potentially the most capable rocket for se
Astronauts setting up a colony on the moon, or Mars, or some other planetary body will have a lot of tasks to perform. A European design consortium has dev
When NASA launched its InSight mission to study the neighboring planet of Mars, the payload also comprised of two briefcase-sized CubeSats that were collec
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