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Here's what we know about planetary protection on China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission

This spring, China will attempt its first Mars landing. But in anticipation of that milestone, scientists are wondering whether the Tianwen-1 rover may carry Earthly contamination with it to the surface. Because scientists have high hopes of someday discovering ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures stunning Venus photo during close flyby

But along the way, the probe needs to whiz past Venus a total of seven times, with each pass pulling the spacecraft closer to the sun. And while Parker Solar Probe is tailored to studying the sun, if a spacecraft has to loop past our "evil twin" planet anyway, might ...

As private companies erode government's hold on space travel, NASA looks to open a new frontier

Washington Post

Washington Post

In fact, for this mission, the first comprised entirely of private citizens, NASA is little more than a bystander. It does not own or operate the rocket that will blast the astronauts into space or the capsule they will live in for the few days they are scheduled to circle the ...

China's Tianwen-1 lowers its orbit around Mars to prepare for rover landing

The latest engine burn, at 5:29 p.m. EST Tuesday (2229 GMT, 06:29 Beijing time Wednesday), executed during the spacecraft's closest approach to Mars, greatly reduced its apoapsis, or farthest point from the planet.

China offers 1st glimpse inside Chang'e 5 moon rock sample

The new images came as Chinese president Xi Jinping met and congratulated Chang'e 5 space scientists and engineers at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday (Feb. 22). Related: ...

What Students Are Saying About Vaccine Trials, Sports Without Spectators and a Chaotic Year

The New York Times

The New York Times

Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.

Phys.Org

Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids

Phys.Org

Visible-light snapshots by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the vagabond object shows signs of comet activity, such as a tail, outgassing in the form of jets, and an enshrouding coma of dust and gas.

'Earth wind' may generate water on the moon

Particles carried from Earth's poles via our planet's magnetosphere could be interacting with lunar rocks to create small quantities of water on the moon. Sharing is caring! Tweet. Share. Pin. Mail. Share. Earth and moon inside blue zone, round around Earth ...

SpaceX fires up SN10 Starship prototype for 2nd time

SpaceX has fired up its newest Starship prototype for the second time, continuing the vehicle's test-flight prep. Starship SN10 ignited its three Raptor engines for a few seconds today (Feb. 25) at 5:57 p.m. EST (2257 GMT) in a "static fire" trial at SpaceX's South ...

People sleep less before a full moon

Researchers find that whether you live in a rural or urban environment, your sleep patterns are affected by the full moon. On the nights leading up to full moon, people fall asleep later and sleep less overall. Sharing is caring! Tweet. Share. Pin. Mail. Share ...