In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

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A near term laser ablation of micropellets can be made to rapidly accelerate one ton space probes to reach Pluto in one year. The NASA New Horizons launched in 2006 took 9.5 years to reach Pluto and ...

It’s often assumed that Earth is somehow separate from the rest of the universe. Yet changes in environments across the solar ...

I/ATLAS was first spotted by NASA scientists in May this year. Ever since, it has displayed behaviors that are not just ...

A pellet of plutonium 238, illuminated by the glow of its own radioactivity. NASA and other space agencies use this material in radioisotope power sources for interplanetary missions to the solar ...

China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid and ...

You may have heard about the extensive testing facilities for spacecraft and equipment, but how do scientists prepare for the human aspect of space exploration?

All you need is a PC and the solar system is yours to explore. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's a common dream among our ...

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