AI and robotics will aid, not end, human space exploration

Rees and Goldsmith have taken to the United Kingdom-based Guardian to express their disdain for human spaceflight. Their ...

Boots on the moon and beyond. Where next after Artemis II mission success?

It is tempting to view the Artemis II splashdown as the exclamation point on a successful lunar mission. And from launch to ...
Opinion

Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking

Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith ...

Swiss researchers test robot dog designed to speed up Moon and Mars exploration

In recent trials, the dog-like robot completed missions three times faster than human-guided alternatives. View on euronews ...
Daily Trojan

Researchers create robot dog to explore Mars, Moon

USC engineering students were part of the team that developed and trained the robot. (Teo Gonzales / Daily Trojan file photo) In April 2009, a NASA rover was exploring the surface of Mars when it rode ...