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Freaky finding: NASA's Curiosity rover has found something on Mars that shouldn’t have existed there!
Scientists say this Martian discovery by Curiosity is akin to finding an oasis in the desert—it sho…
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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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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes
ISRO is all set for the historic Mangalyaan-2 mission where the space agency will land a rover and …
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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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Perseverance rover has found a rock with potential signs of ancient life on Mars! Scientists can’t wait to bring it back
The rock exhibits chemical signatures and structures that might have formed billions of years ago, …
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Another setback for Elon Musk's SpaceX after mishap with NASA rescue mission
SpaceX launched its mission to rescue the two Starliner astronauts — but it didn't go entirely acco…
Tom Carter
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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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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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NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplaneta…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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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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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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NASA opens rare job opportunity to live in a Mars simulation for a year
Apply to live in NASA's Mars simulation for one year, where a four-person crew grows crops, practic…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Earth receives first transmission via laser beam from 16 million kilometres away!
This achievement marks the first time such capabilities have been demonstrated with near-infrared e…
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Another point for life on Mars: Signs of liquid water discovered under the planet's surface
NASA's InSight lander measured Marsquakes, and now its data is hinting there's a reservoir of liqui…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown its last flight on Mars after defying all expectations. What …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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How to see the year's best meteor shower this weekend, with fireballs, colorful trails, and a Jupiter-Mars conjunction
The Perseids can be the best meteor shower of the year, thanks to bright fireballs and long colorfu…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet
The Perseverance rover found potential evidence of life on Mars. Three features make the rock promi…