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In 2018, NASA announced that the Voyager 2 probe had joined the Voyager 1 probe in reaching interstellar space, an area of space outside the solar wind's grasp. This year, on April 17th, the space agency celebrated the New Horizons probe reaching 50 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, or 50 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Now, NASA plans to go even further.
autoevolution 27 Apr 2021, 13:14 UTC · by Going back in time more than a century ago, we had a space race the Russians won. Then, the race to the Moon was won by the Americans. And now it seems we're back at it, with both nations (and others) targeting the South Pole of Earth’s natural satellite. 1 photo That particular region of the Moon is now under the spotlight because water is believed to exist there, in whatever form. And given how lunar surface stations are now being planned, placing them where water is could be essential to their success. The American Artemis program targets ...
autoevolution By now, you’ve heard of the Artemis program that NASA has been working on. Good. But did you know that there’s a whole lot of 3D printing involved? Apparently, that’s one of the first activities to be undertaken once on the natural satellite. Humans Can Now 3D Print Structures on the Moon Using Local Lunar Materials 27 Apr 2021, 8:45 UTC · by For a few years now, NASA has been working hand in hand with teams all over the world to further the development of the Artemis program. One team in specific, Texas-based ICON, is looking to 3D print some of the first settlement...
Humanity has always been fascinated with flying and its mortality and limits, and space exploration manages to combine both in the most enticing, eternally fascinating proposition. Those of us who will never come close to experiencing the real deal can always try to replicate that experience here on Earth. This All-White Luxury Home Looks Like a Spaceship and a Prison Made a Fancy Baby 27 Apr 2021, 14:00 UTC · by As April is drawing to a close, so is autoevolution’s Space Month virtual celebration. And, while this cover story won’t take you to space, hopefully, it will help you ex...
autoevolution 26 Apr 2021, 5:06 UTC · by There’s been a lot of talk about how SpaceX will be sending the first manned mission to Mars by 2025, or 2026 at the latest, and how this would pave the way to colonizing the planet. Humanity needs to become a multi-planetary species, CEO Elon Musk believes, but it will come at a cost. 1 photo That cost will be the loss of human life, above everything else. Not that this should surprise anyone, but these missions will be high on danger, because of the length of the journey, the harsh and unknown environment, the radiation, and the impact exten...