• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2014
NASA Wants a Cheap Mission to Explore Europa

NASA Wants a Cheap Mission to Explore Europa

The Jovian moon may contain a liquid ocean under its icy surface

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Rug-like Robots May Explore Other Planets More Effectively

Rug-like Robots May Explore Other Planets More Effectively

Flat landers could take a lot of risk out of space exploration

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 12th, 2014
Advanced NASA Lander Completes Seventh Untethered Flight – Video

Advanced NASA Lander Completes Seventh Untethered Flight – Video

The project is moving ever closer to a viable spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2014
Future Mars Lander Will See NASA Working with CNES

Future Mars Lander Will See NASA Working with CNES

An agreement between the two agencies was signed yesterday

Chinese Lunar Rover May Be Doomed

Chinese Lunar Rover May Be Doomed

The spacecraft reported a serious anomaly recently

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 17th, 2014
NASA Wants Private Space Companies to Go to the Moon

NASA Wants Private Space Companies to Go to the Moon

The agency announces new collaboration opportunities with the private sector

Rosetta Probe to Wake Up in Early January

Rosetta Probe to Wake Up in Early January

The spacecraft is on its way to meet up with a comet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 24th, 2013
Extracting Water from Mars May Be Feasible

Extracting Water from Mars May Be Feasible

This could help sustain future colonies on the Red Planet

Chinese Lander Captures First Panorama on the Moon

Chinese Lander Captures First Panorama on the Moon

The spacecraft arrived at its current location some 10 days ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 20th, 2013
Delivery System Selected for Future NASA Mars Lander

Delivery System Selected for Future NASA Mars Lander

The spacecraft is scheduled to launch about 3 years from now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 9th, 2013
First Chinese Lunar Lander Reaches Moon's Orbit

First Chinese Lunar Lander Reaches Moon's Orbit

The spacecraft is scheduled to land later this month

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2013
Moon Lander Prototype Proposed by Private Company

Moon Lander Prototype Proposed by Private Company

The vehicle could land on the Moon in about two years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2013
China Launches First-Ever Lunar Lander Mission

China Launches First-Ever Lunar Lander Mission

A six-wheeled robotic rover is also included with this spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 29th, 2013
ESA to Assist China in Landing a Spacecraft on the Moon

ESA to Assist China in Landing a Spacecraft on the Moon

The agency will provide tracking data to Chinese mission controllers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2013
China's New Lunar Lander May Hamper NASA Observations of the Moon

China's New Lunar Lander May Hamper NASA Observations of the Moon

The mission is bound to contaminate the lunar exosphere with fuel debris

Rosetta's Final Picture Before Departing for Faraway Comet

Rosetta's Final Picture Before Departing for Faraway Comet

The spacecraft images a massive storm in Earth's atmosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
ESA's New Mars Spacecraft Is Called Schiaparelli

ESA's New Mars Spacecraft Is Called Schiaparelli

The vehicle is scheduled to launch towards the Red Planet in 2016

 
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