The scenario in which space debris collides and creates more debris is called Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler.

such as the vibrating coating that can independently clean solar cells—or possibly even a Mars rover. What mechanism is behind this exactly? And how can we pre-program certain movements?" ...

On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several ... New Glenn’s first launch was planned to be NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE twin satellite mission, but that has been ...

A rendering of Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander and a rover developed for the company’s third mission ... “These instruments will study geologic processes and lunar regolith, test solar cells, and ...

Indium is also used for solar cells and mirrored finishes ... Plutonium powers thermoelectric generators for the Mars Curiosity Rover and unmanned space probes that travel too far from the sun to use ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

Caltech scientists published a study using NASA Curiosity rover imagery showing the past existence of warm water on Mars.

The car-sized Curiosity rover has ... 2025 Though Mars once harbored bounties of water, the Red Planet gradually lost its insulating atmosphere, in part to effects of solar radiation and a ...

The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...