exploration
Astronauts in Orbit Around Alien Planets Should Explore Surfaces With Robots and VR
“The historical presumption is that exploration means ‘boots on the ground.’ But we’ve gone way beyond that.”
These Robots Will Explore Tunnels Dug by Looters
When a job is too dangerous for people, robots take charge.
Watch Bricks Made of Moondust Being Forged in a Solar Furnace
The DLR German Aerospace Center is pioneering the art of lunar brick-making.
Cassini Just Dove Into ‘The Big Empty’ Between Saturn and Its Rings
The first foray between Saturn and its rings reveals this zone is… bizarrely quiet.
Future Martians May Be Living in Houses Made of Mushrooms, Bone, and Dust
This little Martian made a house out of regolith, this little Martian made a house out of biomass.
This Stimulating Trip to an Alien Planet Will Make Your Hair Stand On End
Space morphs into an endless void of textures in Clement Wirth’s eerie, CGI-free animation.
Russia and America Are Collaborating on the Most Ambitious Venus Mission Ever
The Venera-D project aims to send an orbiter, lander, and possibly even an airship to Venus.
Russia and America Are Collaborating on the Most Ambitious Venus Mission Ever
The Venera-D project aims to send an orbiter, lander, and possibly even an airship to Venus.
Watch NASA's Big Announcement About 'Oceans Beyond Earth'
The agency will hold the press conference in Washington at 2 PM EST.
NASA's Adorable Pop-Up Rovers Are Designed to Explore Harsh Alien Terrains
PUFFERs can explore lava tubes, caves, crevasses, steep slopes, cliffs, and other hazardous areas on other worlds.
2017 Will Be the Year We Decide Whether to Put a Call Out to Aliens
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, there’s a major divide about whether to broadcast or just listen.
The Top 10 Scientific Discoveries that Renewed Our Faith in Humanity This Year
Not everything this year was shit, we promise.