The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
Tag: Pacific Ocean
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Deep-Sea Mining
How a Canadian company and a regulator are balancing billions of dollars in profits against the future of the Pacific.
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The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life
Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.