NASA’s Mission to Mars Could Be Fueled by Growing Fish

20 years ago today, NEAR Shoemaker landed on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft in history to touch down on an asteroid. The spacecraft launched, reached, and landed on Eros (named after the Greek god of love) during Valentine’s week in 1996, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

Vast Portions of Today’s Sahara Desert Were Green Thousands of Years Ago

Report: NASA’s only realistic path for humans on Mars is nuclear propulsion