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SpaceX Nails Crucial Starship Booster Test As First Orbital Launch Nears
The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket's first flight test is rapidly approaching The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket's first flight test is rapidly approaching -
Astronomers Find 12 Previously Unidentified Moons On Jupiter, Bringing The Total Number To 92
Jupiter takes the crown from Saturn in terms of moon count, the latter having 83 known moons Jupiter takes the crown from Saturn in terms of moon count, the latter having 83 known moons -
NASA Opens Exoplanet Hunt To Any Regular Folk With A Personal Telescope Or Even A Smartphone
The space agency's Exoplanet Watch program seeks citizen scientists to help track planets outside our solar system The space agency's Exoplanet Watch program seeks citizen scientists to help track planets outside our solar system -
There’s More To Mars Than Its Red, Barren Surface – We Just Need The Rock Samples To Get Here
We’re rooting for the Mars return mission to safely deliver the rock samples to Earth. We’re rooting for the Mars return mission to safely deliver the rock samples to Earth. -
New Computer Model May Solve The Mystery Of Venus' Sulfur Clouds
We can better comprehend the strange chemical processes occurring in planetary atmospheres by using computational methods. We can better comprehend the strange chemical processes occurring in planetary atmospheres by using computational methods. -
China's Planned Space Missions Will Search For Habitable Exoplanets
Candidates have been chosen by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for the upcoming cycle of space missions, which are scheduled to launch between 2026 and 2030. Candidates have been chosen by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for the upcoming cycle of space missions, which are scheduled to launch between 2026 and 2030. -
Swarms Of Tiny Robots May One Day Explore Other World's Oceans
A distributed robot network has certain benefits. A distributed robot network has certain benefits. -
Discovery of Meteorite Calls into Question our Understanding of How Mars Formed
A 200-year-old meteorite that landed on Earth could fundamentally alter our understanding of Mars' formation. A 200-year-old meteorite that landed on Earth could fundamentally alter our understanding of Mars' formation. -
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Nears End-Of-Life
The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels, NASA announced. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels, NASA announced. -
Deeper Exploration Of Mars Could Help Future Astronauts Combat Radiation
Future explorers face harsh space weather, which scientists are currently trying to figure out how to mitigate the impact. Future explorers face harsh space weather, which scientists are currently trying to figure out how to mitigate the impact.