Andrew Coates, a physicist from University College London, agrees. "For serious space exploration, I much prefer robotics," he says. "[They] go much further and do more things." US astronaut Buzz ...
Credit: Maciej Frolow via Getty Images A cat-like exploration robot ... which traditional quadruped robots would be unsuitable. When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid ...
From astronauts getting stranded on a leaking ISS and faceplanting moon landers to injured Mars robots and a tumbling solar sail, here are 10 of the biggest space exploration mishaps in 2024.