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The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination
After a month of travelling through space, the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its parking spot 1.5…
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches to ISS despite thruster issue
At the moment, only SpaceX is able to launch astronauts to the International Space Station from US soil,…
Russian sanctions mean ESA's Mars rover is unlikely to launch in 2022
The European Space Agency is due to launch its Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on a Russian rocket this…
NASA funds experimental radiation shield and Mars climbing robot
Several futuristic projects have just been awarded money through NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts programme – here are New…
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has captured over 2200 photographs of Mars
The helicopter is providing scientists with information about Mars, reaching places the Perseverance rover cannot traverse Space News…
Perseverance rover measures speed of sound on Mars for the first time
Using a laser to strike rocks and a built-in microphone, NASA’s Perseverance rover has measured changes in the…
Curiosity rover discovers diverse cache of organic minerals on Mars
Organic molecules and clay minerals found in Gale Crater could be a sign of ancient Martian life, but…
Double-shadowed moon craters may be coldest place in the solar system
The moon has deep craters that sit at such an angle that even reflected sunlight doesn’t touch some…
Strange swirls on the moon may be created by dips in the surface
We don’t know what causes strange bright features on the moon called lunar swirls, but a new analysis…
50 years ago, Apollo 16 roved the lunar highlands
The fifth crew to land on the Moon took lunar geology to new heights. Space News Source link
