Imagine writing a message, putting it in a bottle, and tossing it into the ocean. You might wonder if anyone will ever find it. Now, imagine doing that on a cosmic scale. That’s exactly what humanity did in the 1970s when we launched two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, on a journey to…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to float through the air, eat food that doesn’t fall, and see 16 sunrises every single day? While living in space was once a dream, for astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), it is their everyday reality. The ISS is a huge scientific laboratory and…
For a long time, the Apollo missions were a key part of our history. They showed the world that humans could go to the Moon and come back safely. But since 1972, no human has set foot on the lunar surface. Now, more than 50 years later, a new era of space exploration has begun….
For decades, we have been fascinated by Mars, the “Red Planet.” We have sent probes and rovers to its surface to look for water, to understand its history, and to see if it could one day be a home for humans. The most advanced and powerful robot we have ever sent to Mars is the…
