Space exploration is the use of robotic spacecraft as well as manned missions to explore outer space. This guide will list all articles on the topic of space exploration that we have published, organized by themes and series.
Non-Rocket Spacelaunch Series
Non-rocket spacelaunch is the idea of reaching outer space without the use of conventional chemical rockets, which is currently the only method in use. This series covers various theoretical methods of reaching orbit that could be used in the future.
Space Elevator:
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Space Elevator
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Space Elevator Safety Issues
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Extraterrestrial Space Elevator Concepts
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Space Elevators in Fiction
Tether Propulsion:
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Tether propulsion
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Tether satellite missions
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Tether propulsion safety issues
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Tether propulsion in fiction
Launch Loop:
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Launch Loop
- Non-Rocket Spacelaunch – Advantages and Difficulties of a Launch Loop
Earth Orbit
- Did You Know? The Space Shuttle Runs On Only One Megabyte Of RAM!
- Inflatable Space Stations
- How the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Works [Infographic]
- How China’s First Space Station Will Work [Infographic]
- Antimatter Discovered Around Earth
The Moon
Mars
- Mars photos by HiRISE
- Astronomy Picture of the Week – Mars as seen by Hubble
- NASA Mars Science Laboratory [Video]
Asteroids and Comets
- Hartley 2 Comet
- How NASA’s Dawn Asteroid Mission Works [Infographic]
- Astronomy Picture of the Week – Vesta from Orbit by Dawn Spacecraft
- Earth’s First Trojan Asteroid discovered by NASA’s WISE
