Exploration
Exploration: Solar System, Planetary Space, Planetary Exploration. Get the exploration report on latest discoveries about origin and evolution of life in our solar system, space, planetary, universe, and beyond.
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Apr 19, 2021The small rotorcraft made history, hovering above Jezero Crater, demonstrating that powered, controlled flight on another planet is possible. -
Jul 30, 2020NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration. -
Dec 13, 2019NASA has big plans for returning astronauts to the Moon in 2024, a stepping stone on the path to sending humans to Mars. But where should the first people on the Red Planet land? -
Nov 19, 2019An international research team led out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has detected the water vapor for the first time above Europa’s surface. -
Jul 29, 2019UC Riverside astrophysicist helps lead exoplanet discovery mission -
Oct 22, 2018Strategies to identify and explore ocean worlds in our Solar System should focus on a range of targets, including confirmed and unconfirmed ocean worlds, according to a new paper. -
Mar 9, 2017Hundreds of visionaries from planetary science, astrophysics, engineering, and other disciplines came together last week at NASA headquarters to break conceptual ground on humanity’s future in space. -
Oct 11, 2016Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That’s the question concerning scientists probing a phenomenon called “space brain.” -
Apr 30, 2016NASA is developing new technologies to help astronomers capture the shine of Earth-like worlds and ultimately look for evidence of life elsewhere in our galaxy. -
Feb 11, 2016Fourteen space travel posters of colorful, exotic cosmic settings are now available free for downloading and printing.
