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15 Feb 00:00:13 | Universe Today
Using data from the MRO's HiRISE camera, a team of researchers from UC Boulder have provided a starting point for reconstructing the history of Mars' climate.
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14 Feb 00:00:04 | Universe Today
To casual observers, landing a rover on Mars can seem kind of like old news, believe it or not. Especially after all of NASA’s successes. But many are likely not aware of the so-called ‘Mars Curse.‘ The fact is, many of the spacecraft that attempt to land there fail and crash. Next to run the …
Continue reading "Perseverance Will Make Sure it has a Safe Landing"
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13 Feb 00:00:12 | Universe Today
A deep-space mission is about to pull a ?vanishing act,? through mid-February, as the European Space Agency?s Solar Orbiter (affectionately known as ?SolO? to mission controllers) makes a crucial pass behind the Sun.
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12 Feb 00:00:03 | Universe Today
New research shows there is a divide between how gas planets and rocky worlds form.
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12 Feb 00:00:02 | Universe Today
Astronomers using a new technique may have not only found a super-Earth at a neighbouring star, but they may also have directly imaged it. And it could be nice and cozy in the habitable zone around Alpha Centauri. It’s much easier to see giant planets than Earth-size planets. No matter which detection method is being …
Continue reading "Possible Super-Earth in the Habitable Zone at Alpha Centauri"
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11 Feb 00:00:02 | Universe Today
Now that the UAE?s Hope spacecraft and China?sTianwen-1 have successfully reached the Red Planet, next up is NASA?s Perseverance rover, set to land on February 18th. Ten operational spacecraft are currently in orbit or on the surface of Mars, ready to welcome the new rover. But one spacecraft in particular, the InSight lander, will be …
Continue reading "InSight is Going to Try and “Hear” Perseverance Land on Mars From 3,452 km Away"
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11 Feb 00:00:02 | Universe Today
Researchers recently simulated what geological conditions would be like on Super-Earths, and found that a few known exoplanets are worth checking out!
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10 Feb 00:00:15 | Universe Today
I just finished the most recent season of The Expanse – my current favourite Sci-Fi series. Unlike most of my other go-to Sci-Fi, The Expanse?s narrative is (thus far) mainly contained to our own Solar System. In Star Trek, ships fly about the galaxy at Faster-Than-Light speeds giving mention to the many light years (or …
Continue reading "Plasma Thruster Could Dramatically Cut Down Flight Times to the Outer Solar System"
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