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Moon, Mars and beyond: Space exploration highlights coming up in 2020
Posted in Science on 23rd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Science stands still for no one, and with a new year comes a new calendar of exciting events in spaceflight and exploration. New Atlas rounds up some of the most important milestones to look forward to in 2020.
NASA releases Martian water map for future astronauts
Posted in Science on 13th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
The single most valuable resource for manned deep space missions is water. The most obvious reason is that it's literally vital for keeping astronauts alive by providing drinking water and oxygen, but it's also important because water can be converted into rocket fuel.
Dust towers may have helped dry out ancient Mars
Posted in Science on 28th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
One of the most dramatic of Martian phenomena is the tendency to roughly once a decade be suddenly subject to gigantic dust storms that completely engulf the planet, blotting out the Sun.
NASA Just Invented a Paint That Blocks Moon Dust From Sticking to Everything
Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Moon dust is a major problem for astronauts, but a simple coating could ward off damage.
NASA Overpaid Boeing Again and Did Not Let SpaceX Offer a Lower Cost Solution
Posted in Business on 15th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Boeing and SpaceX each face significant safety and technical challenges with parachutes, propulsion, and launch abort systems that need to be resolved prior to receiving NASA authorization to transport crew to the ISS.