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Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot
Last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon probe with a small, spherical lunar explorer aboard.
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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Aces Flight After Software Update
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its shortest-ever flight following a software update.
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Mars Rover, Drone Prototypes Brave Iceland Winds
This summer, prototype rovers and drones designed to operate on Mars were tested in high winds and other harsh environmental conditions in Iceland.
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NASA Mission Carrying Voice Assistant Tech to the Moon
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Artemis 1 mission will carry an Alexa-enabled voice assistant called Callisto into lunar orbit.
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U.S. Space Force Tests Robot Dogs to Patrol Cape Canaveral
The U.S. Space Force held a demonstration of dog-like quadruped unmanned ground vehicles for patrols at Cape Canaveral.
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Israeli Moon Lander 'On the Right Path' Despite Recent Glitch
Israel's first lunar lander, nicknamed Beresheet, is back on course for the Moon despite recently missing a planned orbit-raising engine burn due to an unexpected...
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AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station
The CIMON artificial intelligence robot aboard the International Space Station can engage verbally with the station's crew.
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What's Next for NASA's New Mars Lander?
The new Mars lander will begin investigating the planet's interior in several months, after deploying and calibrating a burrowing heat probe and a suite of seismometers...
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ltrathin Microlenses Could Boost Space Science and Tech
Researchers have created the first ultrathin, flat lens able to focus light just as well as its curved counterparts, potentially enabling big breakthroughs in camera...
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Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun
The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway.
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Kepler-452b: What It Would Be Like to Live On Earth's 'cousin'
Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien experience.
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In Search For Alien Life, Experts Reveal Cutting-Edge Science
Where can scientists find clues to help them locate and understand life beyond Earth?
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Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes on Saturn's Moon Titan
While rovers are ideal for exploring Mars, a boat is best for Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
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Nasa Rover Mission Marks 8 Years on Mars
While people on Earth have just finished celebrating the arrival of a new year, two NASA robots a world away are marking a big milestone of their own: eight years...
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Supercomputer Breakthrough Allows Astronomers to Share niverse Simulations
Supercomputing has helped astrophysicists create massive models of the universe, but such simulations remain out of reach for many in the United States and around...
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