This month marks 40 years since a human being first set foot on a celestial body other than Earth. To celebrate, VERY Interesting invites you to relive the first moon landing with a Multimedia Special.
Repairs to the exterior of spacecraft and orbital stations are one of the riskiest tasks astronauts have to deal with. NASA finalizes the development of a new generation of assistant robots called LEMUR II.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) successfully placed itself in lunar orbit yesterday. The probe will identify safe landing sites for future lunar explorers and will try to confirm the presence of water.
Our correspondent in the United States, Angela Posada-Swafford, has attended the rehearsal for the docking ("landing" at sea) of NASA's Orion capsule, which will soon take astronauts to the Moon. Do not miss the chronicle and the video.
Can you imagine the quality of a 1,500 megapixel image? Stop imagining it and see for yourself with Gigapan, a device developed by NASA to portray Mars that has just been put on sale allowing any photographer to obtain incredible panoramic views.
The distance between the Earth and the Red Planet depends on the relative position of both planets. Even so, they are never less than 55 million kilometers.
Did you know that the LRV that traveled to the Moon moved thanks to two batteries of 36 volts each, which gave it a maximum speed of 14 km / h? This and much more is discussed in this interesting article by Alejandra Otero for Autopista.es.
"We have water," exclaimed William Boynton of the University of Arizona. "Last month we observed chunks of ice melting to the ground. But this is the first time that Martian water has been palpated? Tasted."
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
