Florida Institute of Technology to Form Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, As Aldrin Says 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'

By Emily Carney, on August 28th, 2015

Dr. Buzz Aldrin can now add professor and institute namesake to his many different “hats.” Photo Credit: James O. Davies.

Astronaut, explorer, rocket scientist, American hero, and tireless STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) advocate … these are just a few things that describe Dr. Buzz Aldrin, second moonwalker and one of […]

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Curiosity Rover Confirms Methane Nearly Non-Existent on Mars

By Mike Killian, on September 20th, 2013

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has reported back findings that might impact the discovery of life on Mars. Image Credit: NASA / JPL

For years the planetary science community has speculated, with much optimism, that methane exists in the environment of Mars. Data from observations of the Red Planet made from Earth and from […]

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NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Begins to Take Shape

By Jason Rhian, on July 10th, 2013

NASA image of proposed 2020 Mars rover.

NASA detailed its plans for the next robotic mission to Mars on Tuesday, July 9 during a conference held in Washington, D.C. This mission will use a robot similar to the successful Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity which touched down on the surface of Mars almost […]

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Curiosity's Long Roll to Mount Sharp Begins

By Jason Rhian, on June 6th, 2013

In this panorama shot, one can see the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity’s view of its destination—Mount Sharp on Mars. Photo Credit: NASA / JPL / Caltech / MSSS

Curiosity is approaching the biggest turning point to date in its planned two-year mission of exploration on the Red Planet. This is according to […]

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Curiosity Finds Radiation Levels That Could Impact Human Mars Missions

By Jason Rhian, on May 30th, 2013

Findings from the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity reveal the amount of radiation that astronauts would be exposed to exceeds career limits imposed by NASA. Photo Credit: NASA

Mars might be further out of reach than we previously thought. This stems from recent findings made by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity’s […]

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Buzz Aldrin’s Mission to Mars: A Review

By Space Safety Magazine, on May 12th, 2013

Buzz Aldrin has released a book about the topic of a manned mission to Mars. Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studio

On May 7, veteran astronaut and space advocate Buzz Aldrin releases his new book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration. Co-written with respected space journalist Leonard David, the […]

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Curiosity Rover Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars

By Ben Evans, on May 11th, 2013

This map shows the location of “Cumberland,” the second drilling target for NASA’s Curiosity rover, in relation to the “John Klein” site, within the southwestern lobe of a shallow depression called “Yellowknife Bay.” The base map is part of an image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars […]

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