Mars
Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony
Posted in Science on 3rd Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A private company hoping to populate Mars has narrowed its applicant pool by 99.5 percent.
Xenon ion and water cubesat engines for interplanetary cubesats with costs ten thousand times less
Posted in Hardware on 1st Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A rocket propulsion system powered by the Sun and water, which will push small spacecraft far beyond the Earth.
Mars: First Radiation Measurements from Planets Surface
Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The measurements provide crucial information for human missions to Mars.
NASA's Plan To Deal With Pesky Moon Dust
Posted in Science on 27th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Moon dust is dangerous. Each mote is like a tiny shard of glass, theres no wind or rain to soften the edges of lunar soil.
Water seems to flow freely on Mars
Posted in Science on 17th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Dark streaks that hint at seasonally flowing water have been spotted near the equator of Mars. The potentially habitable oases are enticing targets for research.