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NASA is looking for help in designing a vital element of a rover that could one day explore Earth’s hellish twin, Venus. The component would allow the rover to safely explore the surface, and would have to be capable of enduring an incredibly hostile e… Continue reading NASA wants you to design part of its future Venus rover
Three new, roughly Earth-sized exoplanets have been found orbiting a nearby star. Named L 98-59b, c and d, the small worlds were spotted by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), as part of a larger haul of data that finally brings the total tally past the milestone of 4,000 exoplanets discovered to date.
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Elon Musk once suggested nuking the Martian poles to terraform the Red Planet, but NASA research shows why this would definitely not work. Continue reading Sorry Elon: NASA Says Mars Can’t Be Terraformed With Existing Technology
Yet another reason to get going on those Venusian cloud cities. Continue reading Researchers Think There Could Be Alien Life Floating in the Clouds of Venus
There’s a little problem with sending drones to Venus: it’s too hostile for electronics; the temperature averages 867 °F and the pressure at sea level is 90 atmospheres. The world duration record is 2 hours and 7 minutes, courtesy of Russia’s Venera 13 probe. To tackle the problem, JPL has created a concept for AREE, a mechanical robot designed to survive in that environment.
AREE consists of a Strandbeest configuration of multiple legs with a monster fan propelling it, and one can imagine it creeping over the Venusian landscape. While its propulsion system might be handled by the Strandbeest mechanism, …read more
“The historical presumption is that exploration means ‘boots on the ground.’ But we’ve gone way beyond that.” Continue reading 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.” Continue reading Astronauts in Orbit Around Alien Planets Should Explore Surfaces With Robots and VR
The most ambitious NASA mission you’ve never heard of. Continue reading Humanity Will ‘Touch the Sun’ with the Fastest Spacecraft Ever Made
Nolan Bushnell on how robots will steal our cars, jobs and hearts. Continue reading The Founder of Atari Wants You to Embrace Our Robotic Future
Venera 4 threw itself into the Venusian inferno so we wouldn’t have to. Continue reading Short Film Celebrates First Spacecraft to Send Data Back from Another Planet
