Space

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T-Minus: How to not die on (the way to) Mars

A breakdown of the five biggest threats to future Mars astronauts and what NASA scientists are doing to overcome each one.

Kristin Houser

Three people in astronaut training suits and helmets smiling inside a spacecraft simulation chamber.

Outer Space

Life on Mars, together

Researchers spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station conducting an analog mission for potential future trips to Mars.

Rachel Ornitz | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | MIT News

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Outer Space

NASA hopes private space companies can rescue its $11 billion Mars rock mission

If this ambitious NASA mission unraveled, scientists would lose their chance to learn much more about the red planet.

Chris Impey

Transportation

SpaceX targets moving vehicles with Starlink satellite internet

SpaceX has asked the FCC for permission to attach terminals for its Starlink satellite internet to larger vehicles, such as trucks, airplanes, and boats.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Space hurricane rains electrons down on North Pole

A space hurricane formed above the North Pole in 2014, marking the first discovery of the theorized — but never proven — extreme space weather event.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

SpaceX Starship SN10 lands successfully — then blows up

SpaceX Starship SN10 successfully landed after a high-altitude test launch — a first for one of the massive rockets — but it blew up a few minutes later.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Solar probe snaps surprising photo of the surface of Venus

The Parker Solar Probe has taken an image of the surface of Venus that may change what we thought we knew about the planet — or possibly the probe itself.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

See 25,000 supermassive black holes in one map of the sky

Astronomers used supercomputers and an international network of antennas to create a map of 25,000 supermassive black holes.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Cancer survivor joins first all-citizen private spaceflight

The crew aboard the first all-citizen private spaceflight, Inspiration4, includes a billionaire, a childhood cancer survivor, and maybe you.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA’s Mars helicopter phoned home. Here’s what’s next.

NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has survived the journey to the Red Planet. Here’s what’s next for the first-of-its-kind aircraft.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

This planetoid is officially the farthest known object in our solar system

A planetoid nicknamed Farfarout is officially the most distant known object in our solar system — but its reign might not last for long.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Perseverance’s Mars landing was a success

NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully executed its Mars landing, ending a seven-month journey — and kicking off an epic exploration mission.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA’s Perseverance Rover is mic’d up

Two microphones on the Mars rover, Perseverance, are designed to record audio during its EDL sequence and subsequent mission.

Kristin Houser

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