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See how high you can jump on other worlds in the solar system
Jumping contests on Earth are pretty great.But have you imagined how high you could hop on the moon, Mars, or some other heavenly body?Look no further: Astronomers Stuart Lowe and Chris North have...
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Here’s how we could build a colony on an alien world
If the human race is to survive in the long-run, we will probably have to colonise other planets.Whether we make the Earth uninhabitable ourselves or it simply reaches the natural end of its ability to...
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Here's how humankind could colonize another planet
If the human race is to survive in the long-run, we will probably have to colonise other planets. Whether we make the Earth uninhabitable ourselves or it simply reaches the natural end of its ability...
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Eerie images of the ruins of America’s Space Race will give you chills
Scattered around the US are the remnants of a space race from half a century ago.Before it fell completely into disarray, Roland Miller decided to capture the ruins on camera.In his book, "Abandoned in...
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Scientists have managed to grow crops on Mars-like soil
In an experiment testing how well we can grow crops in space, scientists have managed to harvest 10 crops, including tomatoes, peas, and rye, from soil that mimics the conditions on Mars.Although the...
View ArticleNASA just released awesome footage that has revolutionized our understanding...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory just released some amazing new footage of their recent fly-bys of Mars.Produced by Emmanuel OcbazghiFollow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleA robot was just sent to find life on Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its ExoMars spacecraft on March 14, 2016. The ESA hopes the rover onboard will find signs of life on Mars.Produced by Zach Wasser. Video courtesy of...
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Europe and Russia just launched a spacecraft to search for life on Mars
Paris - Europe and Russia are set to launch an unmanned spacecraft Monday to smell Mars' atmosphere for gassy evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet, or may do so still.ExoMars 2016, the...
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Russia says nuclear engines could get us to Mars in 6 weeks
Space is expensive.To generate more power and more thrust, rockets need to carry more fuel, increasing the amount of weight the same rocket engine needs to lift.It’s a vexing equation, which might...
View ArticleScientists have solved one of the biggest problems with space colonization
With NASA planning manned missions to Mars, attention has turned to growing food in space. Here's how a crew aboard the International Space Station grew space grown food for the very first time....
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Russia has a crazy plan to fly to Mars in 45 days using nuclear power
One of the reasons space exploration is so exciting is that there are so many possibilities – like powering a rocket to Mars in record time using nuclear reactions.That's the rather outlandish plan...
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The internet is freaking out over Mars' new Twix spread
Mars has just released a new Twix spread, giving chocolate fans who are bored of Nutella another treat to slather on toast or eat straight out of the jar.The smooth chocolate and caramel spread...
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The internet is freaking out over Mars' new Twix spread
Mars has just released a new Twix spread, giving chocolate fans who are bored of Nutella another treat to slather on toast or eat straight out of the jar.The smooth chocolate and caramel spread...
View ArticleA robot was just sent to find life on Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its ExoMars spacecraft on March 14, 2016. The ESA hopes the satellite and robotic lander — and, in a couple of years, a rover — will find signs of life on...
View ArticleNASA just confirmed a bunch of longstanding theories about Mars
The team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have created a new map which has revealed intriguing data about Mars.Produced by Maya Dangerfield. Images courtesy of NASA. Follow TI: On FacebookJoin...
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How 6 colorful characters propelled M&M's to become America's favorite candy
By the mid-1990s, M&M's had lost their icon status.Mars invented the recipe for M&M's during the Spanish Civil War, when Forest Mars Sr. saw soldiers eating pieces of chocolate covered in a...
View ArticleNASA is testing these inflatable rooms in space next week — bringing us one...
NASA recently announced its plan to send BEAM aka the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, into space as early as April 8. It'll be tested on the International Space Station to see if it could be used...
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6 exciting experiments that could help us get to Mars
For the first time since the June explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX will attempt to carry cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 8.The Dragon capsule will lug 3,800 pounds of...
View ArticleWe already have the technology to build an entire colony on alien worlds
Building a human colony outside of Earth is closer than you think. Most the technology is already available, according to Matteo Ceriotti — who lectures on space systems engineering at the University...
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Buzz Aldrin thinks we'll land humans on Mars by 2040 — with help from Russia...
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, dreams that humans will walk on Mars by 2040.He proposes the next US president should use the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20,...
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