One is a layer of a mineral called iridium, which exists in many locations on the planet at depths equated with the end of the Cretaceous period. Iridium is more common in space debris than on Earth, so the huge impact of an object from space could have caused this effect. Satellite ima...
And the longer people stay on Mars, the greater the challenges grow. Undaunted, engineers today are developing solutions that could lead to Martian funerals tomorrow. And the first humans could land as soon as 2029, if SpaceX can keep its ambitious timeline to settle Mars. “This is a ...
Engineers designed a docking collar that fit on the top end of the rocket stage and modified the rocket engine so that it could restart after shutting down. Using an Atlas rocket as the first stage, NASA launched the newly dubbed Gemini Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) into orbit. Using a ...
” she said. “Our project is looking at developing a 10-kilowatt system and doing the first demonstration on the moon. That would help us understand the system.” After this, any required design modifications could be made, and it could be used in future missions to Mars....
By approximating human behavior closely, gen AI could potentially replace some roles. Yet its greatest power may be when it works with human input and intervention, essentially augmenting people’s capabilities and enabling them to get work done faster and better. That’...
It seems impossible to contemplate how that could happen, but it does, in rare cases. People who have been severely burned, who have cancer or who have been attacked by animals have lost part -- or all -- of the skin and underlying tissue on their faces. They have become so disfigured...
“Once Starship starts flying, the development will be very fast,” says Margarita Marinova, a former senior Mars development engineer at SpaceX. “There will be so many more people who will be able to fly things.” Those could be anything from standalone missions using Starship to ride-...
“We wanted to have structures that could expand and contract independently of one another,” Troemner said, to allow for expansion and contraction over Mars’s very cold nights and relatively warm days. And the structures need to be strong enough to withstand the buildup of dust from the pla...
and having to fit everything we could possibly need in two suitcases. Champa was a rescued moon bear in Laos that was confiscated as a tiny cub. Now she had quite a swollen head but she was behaving normally when she was tiny.
But perhaps most importantly, a human presence on the Moon (which we'll like call Luna if and when one exists) could easily serve as a stepping stone towards creating a human presence on Mars, Venus, and elsewhere in the Solar System. With facilities in place to provide refueling, resuppl...