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NASA's Ambitious Plan To Reach Mars In Just 45 Days: How Is This Achieved?
A new class of bimodal nuclear propulsion system uses a "wave rotor topping cycle" and could reduce transit times to Mars to less than seven weeks A new class of bimodal nuclear propulsion system uses a "wave rotor topping cycle" and could reduce transit times to Mars to less than seven weeks -
China Completes Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope, Largest Solar Array In The World
The DSRT, found on a plateau in Sichuan province in southwest China, consists of a whopping 313 dishes The DSRT, found on a plateau in Sichuan province in southwest China, consists of a whopping 313 dishes -
China's Yutu 2 Rover Continues Work On Lunar Far Side Despite Rare Mission Updates
In spite of the lack of reports, Yutu 2 is alive and well on the far side of the moon. In spite of the lack of reports, Yutu 2 is alive and well on the far side of the moon. -
NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds New Stuff In The Red Planet
The rover has begun drilling and collecting core samples of sedimentary rocks on the planet. The rover has begun drilling and collecting core samples of sedimentary rocks on the planet. -
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. -
25-Ton Chinese Rocket Debris Crashes Into Indian Ocean
It is unknown if any of the fragments of the 25-ton Long March 5 rocket stage have reached any populous locations. It is unknown if any of the fragments of the 25-ton Long March 5 rocket stage have reached any populous locations. -
China's Mars Spacecraft Captures Spectacular Image of Phobos, Larger Martian Moon
The mission's second launch anniversary is commemorated by the image of the bigger Red Planet’s moon. The mission's second launch anniversary is commemorated by the image of the bigger Red Planet’s moon. -
South Korea Successfully Launches First Homegrown Space Rocket
In a boost to its space ambitions, South Korea became the seventh country in the world to launch a satellite weighing more than a tonne into orbit. In a boost to its space ambitions, South Korea became the seventh country in the world to launch a satellite weighing more than a tonne into orbit. -
Free-Floating Black Hole Discovered Through Gravitational Lensing -- A First
Astronomers have documented what could be either a neutron star or a vagabonding lone wolf of a black hole cloaked in the inescapable power of its own gravity. Astronomers have documented what could be either a neutron star or a vagabonding lone wolf of a black hole cloaked in the inescapable power of its own gravity. -
Meteorological Satellites May Be Used To Observe Stars, Including Betelgeuse And Its Dramatic Dimming
Japan's Himawari-8 happened to observe Betelgeuse -- a new use for the meteorological satellite. Japan's Himawari-8 happened to observe Betelgeuse -- a new use for the meteorological satellite.