Touchdown: NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for life on Mars
by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Agence France Presse After seven months in space, NASA's Perseverance rover survived a…
5 years ago
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Perseverance rover lands on Mars this week
by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares…
5 years ago
NASA wants to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove…
5 years ago
NASA buying Moon dust for $1
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US space agency NASA awarded contracts to four companies on Thursday to collect lunar…
6 years ago
SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS
by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew…
6 years ago
NASA probe Osiris-Rex ‘boops’ asteroid Bennu in historic mission
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on…
6 years ago
Nokia and NASA to install 4G on the Moon
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- With competition among Earth's telecoms providers as fierce as ever, equipment maker Nokia announced its expansion…
6 years ago
ISS moves to avoid space debris
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Astronauts on the International Space Station carried out an "avoidance maneuver" Tuesday to ensure…
6 years ago
Gather Moon rocks for us, NASA urges private companies
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA on Thursday announced it was in the market for Moon rocks, and wants to…
6 years ago
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to…
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SpaceX completes test flight of Mars rocket prototype
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX on Tuesday successfully completed a flight of less than a minute of the largest…
6 years ago
Glaciers could have sculpted Mars valleys: study
PARIS, France (AFP) — The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once…
6 years ago
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