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Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot
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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.

Amazon Tests ML Software to Analyze Satellite Images from Space
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Amazon Tests ML Software to Analyze Satellite Images from Space

Amazon, Italian space startup D-Orbit, and Sweden's Unibap spent months testing how Amazon Web Services machine learning software analyzes satellite images and...

Mars Rover, Drone Prototypes Brave Iceland Winds
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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.

NASA Mission Carrying Voice Assistant Tech to the Moon
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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.

U.S. Space Force Tests Robot Dogs to Patrol Cape Canaveral
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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.

Israeli Moon Lander 'On the Right Path' Despite Recent Glitch
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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...

AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station
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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.

What's Next for NASA's New Mars Lander?
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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...

Mars Rover Camera Invention Could Help Nasa Robots Explore Solo
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Mars Rover Camera Invention Could Help Nasa Robots Explore Solo

Every second that a NASA rover roams across the surface of Mars is extremely expensive.

Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope
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Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope


Asteroid-Smashing Space Probes Set for Cosmic Crash in 2022
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Asteroid-Smashing Space Probes Set for Cosmic Crash in 2022

Scientists in Europe and the United States are moving forward with plans to intentionally smash a spacecraft into a huge nearby asteroid in 2022 to see inside the...

Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes on Saturn's Moon Titan
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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.

Nasa Rover Mission Marks 8 Years on Mars
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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...

Supercomputer Breakthrough Allows Astronomers to Share ­niverse Simulations
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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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