Are Elon Musk's falling Starlink satellites damaging the ozone layer?
The re-entry of SpaceX's Starlink satellites is raising environmental concerns, as scientists warn that the release of ...
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Unknown spiral structure discovered at the edge of our solar system
Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...
Cuts to NASA’s budget could derail America’s Mars ambitions
Such major and arbitrary cuts to NASA’s budget would do very little to save money, but they will undercut and decimate one of ...
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NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts
Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Voyager probes ...
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Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)
The results of Hera's fly-by could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...
Two astronauts have been stuck in space for 9 months. What to know.
Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore were meant to spend about a week in space. They’ve been stuck for nine months — but ...
3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars
3D printers will make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment. They will enable long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars.
3D Printing to Aid Lunar and Mars Colonization Efforts
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools ...