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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniti…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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NASA awarded $750,000 to a business that wants to feed astronauts fresh microgreens and insects
Fresh, nutritious food is hard to come by in space. Interstellar Lab hopes to solve that with its c…
Jessica Orwig
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Elon Musk wants to put people on Mars by 2030. Don't count on it.
Musk said SpaceX plans to launch five uncrewed Starship rockets to Mars in 2026, followed by the fi…
Tom Carter
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Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Watch live as SpaceX's commercial astronauts attempt mission's historic EVA
The Polaris Dawn mission attempts a historic spacewalk today. Watch live as SpaceX's commercial ast…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists have found frost on Mars’ volcano peaks, enough to fill 60 Olympic-sized swimming pools!
We Earthlings are all too familiar with frost. That crisp, white layer we see on cold mornings is a…
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Elon Musk says the first Starship launch to Mars will happen in 2 years
"These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said in an X post.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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UP, Bihar towns on Mars? Indian scientists name newly discovered Martian craters Mursan and Hilsa
Scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad have not only discovered a trio o…
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The next generation of customised space suits may be moulded around astronauts’ genitalia to filter water from urine!
Researchers have unveiled a Dune-inspired spacesuit technology that can purify urine into drinking …
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Space exploration may unfortunately lead to erectile dysfunction, study finds
Researchers exposed a group of rats to simulated cosmic rays while their hind limbs were suspended …
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Budget 2024: How will budget affect India’s position in the global space race?
As per the interim budget announcement, India’s space budget for 2024-25 will stand at around Rs 13…
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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth victorious, making huge gains in Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars
The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more
Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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Planned crewed launch of Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft called off
NASA announced on social media platform X that the problem was identified with an oxygen valve on p…
ANI
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NASA will pay 4 health-conscious 'astronaut-like' people to live inside a Mars simulation for 378 days. See if you qualify.
NASA opened applications for people to live a paid year in its CHAPEA Mars simulation. The job requ…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We put Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars up against Jeff Bezos' vision of living in space — and one is more realistic
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dream of colonizing space, but have very different ideas of how to do it. …
Ellyn Lapointe
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NASA is investing in a rocket that could get humans to Mars and back in 2 months — and travel at 100,000 mph
The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could significantly shorten a round-trip to Mars, reduce risks to astronau…
Ellyn Lapointe
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An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
Ross Brockwell spent a year in NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation. He missed Earth but would live on the…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A device on NASA's Perseverance rover generated enough oxygen on Mars for a small dog to breathe for 10 hours. Astronauts could be next.
Scientists hope to use the pilot technology to build out a more robust system that would produce en…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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I tried the perfect space meal for astronauts, and it was surprisingly flavorful and easy to make
Scientists designed the perfect meal for astronauts based on NASA's guidelines for nutritional need…