NASA challenged designers to make a Martian home — one company created...
In response to a NASA challenge, 3D design firm Fabulous designed the Sfero – a burrowing robot that 3D prints homes on Mars. The Sfero will access the iron in the Martian soil and the permafrost that...
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Scientists have discovered a mysterious feature on this distant moon that's 4...
Pluto is not the only enigmatic object racing through space at the edge of our solar system. It turns out Pluto's moon Charon is equally mysterious and beautiful:On Thursday, NASA released the...
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Jaw-dropping images give us a first glimpse of Mars' liquid water
For years, a team of NASA scientists had pondered over the enigmatic dark streaks lining the inner and outer faces of craters on the Martian surface, shown below.But no longer.NASA announced the answer...
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These creepy photos of the International Space Station at night will remind...
While his five colleagues were sleeping, astronaut Alexander Gerst photographed the International Space Station (ISS) at night — and ended up with this enchanting series of images. Gerst, a European...
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How long could a human survive on Mars wearing only jeans and a T-shirt?
Scientists are getting closer to determining whether life exists on Mars, having confirmed that liquid water flows there.Though water is one ingredient needed for life, the red planet is still a rough...
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A far away constellation just had its 3rd nuclear explosion of the year —...
A nova farmer would do well in the fields of Sagittarius. Four nights ago on September 27, Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki plucked another “new star” from its starry furrows, the third nova discovered...
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What it's like to live in space
A $150-billion contraption floating 270 miles above Earth is one of the most impressive achievements of humankind.It's called the International Space Station (ISS), and a rotating astronaut crew has...
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What real scientists and astronauts think of 'The Martian'
The film adaptation of Andy Weir's sci-fi novel "The Martian" opens everywhere on Friday, October 2, and it has amassed a huge fan following — partly thanks to the book's scientific accuracy and...
View Article9 ways Matt Damon sciences the s--- out of Mars in 'The Martian'
Spoiler Warning: This video mentions details from the film & novel!In "The Martian", Matt Damon plays astronaut and botanist Mark Watney, who is abandoned on Mars and has to figure scientific ways...
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These awesome satellite images of Hurricane Joaquin let us track the storm’s...
Hurricane Joaquin is slowly moving northward as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds.It's notoriously tricky to predict hurricanes, though we're getting better about tracking where they're going. And...
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Epically awesome photos of Mars
Movie goers across the country will get the chance to see Matt Damon trek across "Mars" on Friday, Oct. 2 when the highly-anticipated film "The Martian" premiers in theaters nationwide.Unfortunately,...
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The complete guide to 'The Martian'
Director Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated movie "The Martian" is now open in theaters everywhere.Whether you're curious about about the film or are emerging bleary-eyed from a showing with a bunch of...
View ArticleThis NASA robot can drive ‘upside down’ under ice
Scientists from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed a rover robot that might one day explore the oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa. BLUIE explored methane seeps while "driving" under ice on frozen...
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'The Martian' is the best space sci-fi movie of my time
I have seen the film adaptation of Andy Weir's best-selling novel "The Martian," and I can deliver my review in one sentence with zero spoilers: This is the best space sci-fi movie made within my...
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Shocking close-up photos of exactly where Matt Damon would be if he really...
In the highly anticipated sci-fi drama "The Martian"— premiering in theaters nationwide Friday — Matt Damon plays Mark Watney, a NASA astronaut who is marooned on Mars.Watney is a crew member on the...
View ArticleTwo world-leading space agencies are teaming up on a mission that could help...
A new mission by NASA and the ESA has all the qualities of a Hollywood thriller.The space agencies are working on a plan to possibly stop a potential asteroid on a crash course to Earth in the...
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3 beautiful natural phenomena you can see in 'The Martian' movie that aren't...
Hollywood director Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi film "The Martian" premiers in theaters nationwide this Friday, October 2.The premise of the film, which is based on the novel by Andy Weir, is simple:...
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Here's why Rosetta's comet looks like a duck
Looks like comet 67P's union might give Pluto and Charon's love story a run for its money.In a paper published today in the journal Nature, researchers conclude that the two lobes on the double-lobed...
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Here's what 'The Martian' gets right about surviving on Mars
Spoiler alert if you haven't read "The Martian."Scientists may have just discovered water flowing on the surface of Mars, but it's still a pretty inhospitable place to call home.Yet that's exactly what...
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14 horrible things that could happen if we colonize Mars
In "The Martian," the film based on Andy Weir's bestselling novel that hit theaters Friday, Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on Mars.From the extreme cold to the deadly radiation, there are many...
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