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OPINION August 18, 2019

Newt Gingrich: We鈥檙e in a space race with China 鈥� We must win to protect our economic and national security

The country that masters orbit between Earth and the moon will set the rules for future space commerce.

Mars August 13, 2019

Cause of mysterious methane spikes on Mars still unknown

A few months after detecting an "unusually high" level聽of methane on Mars, researchers have yet to figure out what's causing the spike. They have, however, ruled out one possibility and appear to be getting closer to answering whether life exists on other planets.

Mars August 8, 2019

7 years on Mars, NASA Curiosity rover celebrates anniversary with new finds

NASA's eventual goal is to put astronauts on Mars, but the space agency's Curiosity rover is keeping it busy in the meantime. In a new blog post, NASA said that Curiosity is still exploring the Gale Crater and uncovering the mysteries of the "clay-bearing unit," where it's using its tools to drill into the Martian soil.

Mars August 6, 2019

Martian meteor collision may have triggered a 1,000-foot tsunami

Three and a half billion years ago, a blood-red wall of water as tall as a skyscraper may have hurtled across the surface of Mars, inundating an area of land larger than the United States.

NASA July 31, 2019

NASA is joining forces with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to help space exploration

NASA may have ambitions of returning to the Moon on its own, but it's asking for help from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to make breakthroughs for future space missions,聽including going to Mars.

Mars July 30, 2019

Watch NASA's 7-foot Mars 2020 robotic arm perform 'bicep curl'

Talk about robot power. A time-lapse video shows NASA鈥檚 2020 Mars Rover performing a very impressive 鈥榖icep curl.鈥�

Spaceflight July 25, 2019

SpaceX aborts Starhopper spaceship prototype 'hop' test in dramatic video

A dramatic video shows the moment when SpaceX aborted its attempt to 鈥渉op鈥� its鈥� Starhopper rocket prototype 65 feet into the air.

Mars July 25, 2019

Red wine could help astronauts stay strong on Mars

While astronauts floating around in the International Space Station (ISS) would have access to exercise machines to counteract these effects, they would have no such equipment on Mars. The gains they'd have from pumping iron at the Gold鈥檚 Gym ISS would be gone fast. However, researchers might have found a dietary supplement that can counteract this problem: resveratrol, an antioxidant found in grape skin, blueberries聽and perhaps most famously, red wine.

Apollo 11 July 18, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins disagrees with NASA's planned Moon return: 'We should shoot directly for Mars'

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins wants NASA to aim its sights squarely on Mars for future space exploration.

OPINION July 18, 2019

Douglas MacKinnon: US needs a permanent moon base 鈥� So forget about going to Mars for now

Fifty years after America first landed men on the moon, it鈥檚 long past time we established a permanent U.S. base there 鈥� and shelve far more costly plans to land astronauts on Mars for at least the next two or three decades.

NASA July 11, 2019

NASA is building robots that can climb Mars, including an 'ice worm'

NASA is no stranger to building robots, having created ones that are currently exploring Mars, traveling to the International Space Station and ones that look like inflatable "aliens."