space exploration
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NASA Perseverance Finds Rock Containing Ancient Water on Mars, Raises Hope for Life
Mars is making headlines again! This time, NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a variety of interesting rocks around Jezero Crater, and scientists are loving it. These rocks are giving new clues about the planet’s ancient past, and possibly even signs that Mars once had water. Since December last year, Perseverance has been exploring the western…
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Prepares for Historic Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace is gearing up to make history with the landing of Blue Ghost on the Moon’s surface. The lander is set to touch down on the near side of the Moon on Sunday at 2:34 a.m. CT. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, aimed at paving the way…
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Why Is Mars So Red? New Research Reveals a Surprising Answer
Mars, the Red Planet, has been a mystery for ages. Its bright red color in the night sky has always caught our attention. Turns out, this color comes from iron in Martian rocks. But scientists recently discovered something even more fascinating about where that red dust actually comes from! The Secret Behind Mars’ Red Color…
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First Disabled Astronaut Ready for Space Mission
Who would have thought that a former Paralympian could become an astronaut? John McFall, once a sprinter and now a surgeon, has officially become the first disabled astronaut to be cleared for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This decision came after a series of feasibility tests conducted by the European Space Agency…
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Investigating The Fastest Planetary System
Astronomers might have just discovered the fastest planetary system ever seen! A tiny star, possibly with a super-Neptune planet tagging along, is zooming through the Milky Way at an insane speed—about 1.2 million mph (1.9 million km/h). If it’s moving fast enough, this star could eventually escape our galaxy, dragging its planetary companion into intergalactic…
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Quipu: The Largest Structure in the Universe Ever Found
Astronomers have just discovered the largest known structure in the universe! Named Quipu, this massive structure stretches across 1.4 billion light-years. What’s inside? Nearly 70 superclusters of galaxies, with a total mass hundreds of thousands of times larger than the Milky Way. What is Quipu? Imagine Quipu as a giant cosmic highway network, where galaxies…