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Water on Mars Not as Widespread as Previously Thought

Dec. 11, 2020 — Scientists created planetwide maps of where water might be found on Mars. It is probably scarcer than previously thought, they ...

Image-Based Navigation Could Help Spacecraft Safely Land on the Moon

Dec. 7, 2020 — Engineers have demonstrated how a series of lunar images can be used to infer the direction that a spacecraft is moving. This technique, sometimes called visual odometry, allows navigation ...

Supercomputer Simulations Could Unlock Mystery of Moon's Formation

Dec. 4, 2020 — Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon might have formed out of a giant collision between the early Earth and another massive object 4.5 billion years ...

Voyager Spacecraft Detect New Type of Solar Electron Burst

Dec. 3, 2020 — The Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries even as they travel through interstellar space. In a new study, physicists report on the Voyagers' detection of cosmic ray electrons associated ...

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Aluminium Alloy Research Could Benefit Manned Space Missions

Dec. 7, 2020 — Manned space missions in spacecraft made of aluminium that is light yet resistant to radiation could be a step ...

Best Region for Life on Mars Was Far Below Surface

Dec. 2, 2020 — The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a new study ...

Experiments Unravelling the Mystery of Mars' Moon Phobos

Nov. 30, 2020 — There is no weather in space - but there is weathering: Celestial bodies are bombarded by high energy particles. On the Mars moon Phobos, the situation is complicated: It is hit by particles from the ...

Space Travel Can Adversely Impact Energy Production in a Cell

Nov. 25, 2020 — Studies of both mice and humans who have traveled into space reveal that critical parts of a cell's energy production machinery, the mitochondria, can be made dysfunctional due to changes in gravity, ...

Growing Interest in Moon Resources Could Cause Tension

Nov. 23, 2020 — An international team of scientists has identified a problem with the growing interest in extractable resources on the moon: there aren't enough of them to go around. With no international policies ...

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Field Geology at Mars' Equator Points to Ancient Megaflood

Nov. 20, 2020 — Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around 4 billion years ago -- a finding that hints at the possibility that life may have ...

Ancient Zircon Minerals from Mars Reveal the Elusive Internal Structure of the Red Planet

Nov. 17, 2020 — Analysis of an ancient meteorite from Mars suggests that the mineral zircon may be abundant on the surface of the red planet. By determining the age ...

Scientists Expand Space Instrument's Capabilities

Nov. 16, 2020 — Scientists have expanded the capabilities of the prototype spaceflight instrument Chemistry Organic and Dating Experiment (CODEX), designed for field-based dating of extraterrestrial materials. CODEX ...

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station

Nov. 16, 2020 — An international crew of astronauts is en route to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft ...

Escape from Mars: How Water Fled the Red Planet

Nov. 12, 2020 — Mars once had oceans but is now bone-dry, leaving many to wonder how the water was lost. Researchers have discovered a surprisingly large amount of water in the upper atmosphere of Mars, where it is ...