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A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...
Dozens of NASA's missions to explore the cosmos could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump administration.
Dozens of NASA's spaceflight missions that launched from Florida could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump ...
One of the defining characteristics of Mars are its craters. Direct asteroid strikes are no doubt responsible for many of the ...
The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and ...
The Tianwen-2 probe, which was launched on Thursday, represents a "significant step in China’s new journey of interplanetary ...
The smaller of Mars' two moons shines in the sky before sunrise on the Red Planet, as captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. NASA's Perseverance rover captured this pre-dawn view of Mars' moon ...
The first image in visible light of green auroras on Mars (left), compared to the night sky of Mars without auroras. NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / SSI On March 18, 2024, NASA’s Perseverance ...
This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (right) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today (left). Credit: ...
Mars doesn’t have magnetic poles like Earth does, but that doesn’t stop the red planet from experiencing the night sky phenomenon known as the aurora. The Mars rover Perseverance made history by ...
Subsequent observations of the asteroid’s orbit effectively ruled ... missions or any direction on the missions other than the Mars Sample Return program and Landsat Next,” she said.
The Philippine Mars, a historic flying boat, is nearing the end of its journey to Tucson. The massive aircraft, which was flown from Canada to Lake Pleasant, has been on the road for the past few ...