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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…

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Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space plans to mine asteroids for building settlements in space

Satellites can look for ice on asteroids which can be used as fuel by splitting it into hydrogen an…

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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know

NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …

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Elon Musk: SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years

Elon Musk stated that these will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars.

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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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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…

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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…

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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.

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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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Forget distant fly-bys of giant rocks—this plane-sized asteroid will come within 1.7 million km of Earth this week!

Come Friday, this near-Earth object will make its closest approach to our planet in a decade!

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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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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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Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.

A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-b…

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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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The first life forms on Earth might have come from Saudi Arabia, scientists find new proof

Scientists have unearthed living stromatolites — ancient geological structures made from algae — on…

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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…

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Using the Webb telescope, scientists may have found the ‘best bet’ for an ocean world outside our solar system!

Among all known temperate exoplanets, this is possibly the most promising candidate for confirming …

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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…

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Last week, an asteroid pair came dangerously close to Earth, posed for some pictures and left!

Both asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 came in peace and were more than happy to be papped. 2011 UL21…

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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…

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