NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record
Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.
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Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.
Read MoreMargaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
Read MoreWe asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
Read MoreA treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.
Read MoreThe United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
Read MoreFinding evidence of alien life would be “the biggest discovery ever made by humanity,” one expert said. But so far, there’s a lot of blurry photos and unconfirmed reports.
Read MoreThe 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars.
Read MoreNext Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.
Read MoreTroy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.
Read MoreOpen Cosmos, a European satellite maker, has raised about $346 million, part of a wave of recent funding deals in the space sector.
Read MoreIn a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
Read MoreA journalist, he was the first Japanese person to enter space, joining a Soviet crew as part of a spectacular $35 million ratings stunt in 1990.
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