Meet Claire Parfitt: Scientist who once cleaned space toilets, now leading exploration teams to Mars |
Sometimes realising a dream requires doing the minutest of tasks in order to gain the experience and work…
Rejected by NASA at 14, she took a work placement cleaning a space toilet instead; today, she is leading Mars exploration teams |
Rejected by NASA at 14, she took a work placement cleaning a space toilet instead; today, she is…
NASA may pay you to live in a moon and Mars simulator for a year — here’s how to apply
Pgiam/Getty Images If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to live life on the moon or Mars,…
NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a space simulator for a year
For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA…
NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation
More than 50 years after humanity’s last trip to the Moon, NASA is preparing for its triumphant return…
Europe builds robotic arm that can see, feel and handle space samples
European Space Agency (ESA) engineers are assembling one of Europe’s most advanced robotic arms, a system designed to…
Elon Musk’s Jilting Mars To Build Moon City Could Spark His Downfall
SpaceX’s founder shocked the space world when he said he’s freezing his crusade to begin building a human…
Mars has air, but almost none of it can keep you alive
For all the drama around getting to Mars, the harder question starts after landing. A person can step…
NASA rover images and the “insect on Mars” claim: What science really says |
In the recent few days, the discovery of “winged insects” and life forms similar to predators in images…
NASA Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars, revealing ancient life clues
The Curiosity rover, along the lower slopes of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater, has reportedly uncovered the largest…
Building Mars colonies with ice: How scientists plan to make it possible |
Ice might appear as a weird construction material, but still, ice on Mars can be the base for…
Mars clocks run 477 microseconds faster than Earth’s; here is why future exploration must compensate for it
Planet Mars (Image source: Digital Vision) Clocks on Mars are about 477 microseconds faster than their counterparts on…