2016 space missions included dramatic moments, triumphs and failures, and beginnings and endings, all part of mankind’s quest to explore the final frontier.
Space exploration has come a long way since the first primitive satellites—we’ve visited all the canonical planets, and laid the groundwork for the next stage of discovery and colonization. A new, more lasting space race is about to begin. Here’s the second part of our 100-year forecast of future space exploration.
Deep sea exploration isn’t just for marine biologists anymore. Saturn’s moon Titan is covered in seas of liquid hydrocarbons, and Europa and Enceladus likely harbor immense subglacial oceans. Here’s a look at some of the space submarine concepts devised by NASA and others to explore our Solar System’s alien seas.
Titan is a rich sludge of organics.
A new material synthesized in the Australian Synchrotron may be the evaporitic residue on Saturn's moon Titan.
These are Titan's highest mountains.
Take a moment to meet Titan, Saturn's oceanic water world.
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These findings imply that Titan's oceans are not stagnant, but are, in fact, dynamic environments.
Titan is a bionic arm that lets you lift 40 pounds effortlessly. It was designed to help individuals who are recovering from strokes, or similar injuries, complete daily tasks and live a normal life.
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