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Braving the wilderness of Canada, two scientists trek unforgiving terrain to uncover a secret, nuclear powered Soviet-era spy satellite that crashed there decades ago.

SNOLAB, one of the world's premier laboratories, searches for dark matter, supernovas, and neutrinos 6,800 feet underground. Motherboard meets the scientists and staff that make this place a leader in research and scientific exploration.

In the future, we may have remote controlled insects to reach places humans cannot. At least that's what Dr. Hirotaka Sato, an aerospace engineer from Singapore is hoping.

In this episodes of Lab Spaces, Motherboard visits Dr. Shukla and his lab in Rhode Island to break stuff and better understand fracture mechanics.

In form and execution, Approaching The Unknown solidifies our fascinations with Mars as the next great frontier for science and civilization.