exploration
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
Before 'No Man's Sky' There Was 'Noctis'
'Noctis' came out 16 years ago, but offers the same spirit of exploration that 'No Man's Sky' promises to deliver.
Before 'No Man's Sky' There Was 'Noctis'
Noctis came out 16 years ago, but it offers the same spirit of exploration that No Man's Sky promises to deliver.
Watch this Delightfully Profane Short History of Rockets
“Space is taunting us and Mars looks pretty dope.”
An Afternoon With the World’s Most Powerful Rocket Booster
This week, in middle-of-nowhere Utah, a NASA contractor tested the rocket booster that will get future astronauts to deep space. I went.
Humanoid Robot Diver Visits an Ancient Shipwreck for Its Maiden Voyage
Watch this robotic aquanaut poke around in Louis XIV’s shipwreck.
A New App Illuminates the Hidden Histories of Everyday Places
'Poetic Places' uses geolocation to hit you up when you happen across a place described or recorded in literature, poetry, and paintings.
Gamma Rays Can Show Us Which Asteroids Are Worth Mining
Old prospector, meet the technology that could replace you.
This British Explorer Is Hiking 1,100 Miles Across Antarctica, Alone
A 55-year-old former British Army Officer has set off on a 75-day trek throughout Antartica—and he's doing it without any assistance.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Is About To Get a Precarious Memory Wipe
A complete rewrite, from 54 million kilometers away.
NASA’s New Mars-Bound Space Launch System Is a Go
The rocket that will take the first humans to Mars just passed its design review and is ready for production