For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued scholars from early Chinese naturalists to Charles Darwin. A cave ecologist has been in and out of these subterranean ecosystems, examining the unique life forms -- and unique living conditions -- that exist in Earth's many caves. But what does that suggest about caves on other planetary bodies? In two connected studies, engineers, astrophysicists, astrobiologists and astronauts lay out the research that needs to be done to get us closer to answering the old-age question about life beyond Earth.
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, who spent 170 days in orbit aboard the Dragon spacecraft, completed the agency's fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by safely splashing down the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on Friday.
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): Seems like Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who is known for going to extreme lengths to achieve cinematic triumph for each of his projects, will be doing the same once again by becoming the first actor to film a movie in outer space.
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): India's ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that India received a very special congratulatory message from the International Space Station as Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti congratulated the nation on completing 75 years of Independence.
Tokyo [Japan], August 11 (ANI): Developing Metaverse, an embodied virtual-reality experience, has become a key component in global business. 3D virtual spaces for businesses are reforming enterprises along with achieving a milestone in Artificial Intelligence with each passing day.
Moscow [Russia], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is looking into potential projects to replace the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and is currently working on extending the operation of the ISS past 2024, Roscosmos Executive Director for Piloted Spaceflights Sergey Krikalev said on Thursday.
Moscow [Russia], July 26 (ANI): Russian state-run space agency Roscosmos has said that it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 to focus on building its own orbital outpost, media reports said.
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): Despite mounting tensions due to the Ukraine conflict, Russia and US decided to resume International Space Station (ISS) flights together.
Florida [U.S], July 15 (ANI): After many delays, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft finally lifted off to begin its journey to the International Space Station.
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