NASA funds three research projects aimed at clearing the trash in Earth’s orbit
Tidying up in space will take some impressive research.
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A robot surgeon called MIRA can perform surgeries in outer space
It could also allow doctors to perform surgeries remotely in rural and underprivileged areas.
NASA wants to build a swarm of tiny, wedge-shaped robots to look for life on faraway worlds
How to look for life on unfriendly bodies like Europa or Enceladus? Just make a bunch of swimmy robots and ...
Sci-Fi fans, rejoice! NASA “holoported” a doctor to the International Space Station
It’s just the first step of a technology that could be useful both on Earth and in space.
Heat shields, Starburst, and Microswimmers: NASA announces funding for sci-fi projects
These grants fund research into the bleeding edge of space technology.
NASA wants to deflect an asteroid to test our planetary defences
It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.
A small asteroid just grazed past Antarctica. Why didn’t anyone see it coming?
A reminder that our asteroid monitoring program is riddled with gaping holes.
NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to practice ‘planetary defense’
The whole thing will be live streamed on NASA TV.
NASA announces lunar landing site for the VIPER rover
VIPER will look for water ice on the Moon, helping to establish a human presence in the future.
Perseverance makes history on Mars, snatches its first rock sample
After some hiccups, NASA has confirmed that the rover has retrieved and sealed its first sample, one of many that ...
The James Webb telescope is now ready to be shipped
It's one of the most exciting projects in modern science -- and it's ready to hit the stage.
AI helps NASA look at the Sun with new eyes
Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.
NASA’s InSight probe peers into the heart of Mars, sees Earth-like layers
Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.
Study dismisses possibility of life in the clouds of Venus
Don't worry, there could still be life in the clouds of other planets
NASA’s Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest moon
It will provide information about the Moon's composition, ice shell, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Two new NASA missions earmarked for ‘lost habitable’ planet Venus
We haven't been there in a while.
Chinese rover releases first photos from Mars after a smooth landing
China is the only country after the U.S. to successfully land a rover on Mars.
Another first: NASA’s Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars
NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.
Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say
Some headline formats never get old.
NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change
It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.