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[ad_1] The surface of Venus is extremely inhospitable: hot enough to melt lead, the sulfuric acid lingers and forms the best part of the planet’s atmosphere. Yet, just a few months ago, scientists for the first time found evidence of life on Earth’s red-hot neighbor. Cardiff University researchers shocked the …

[ad_1] NASA’s Curiosity rover is waiting to be joined on Mars by its brother Perseverance, which will land on the red planet in February next year. But in the meantime, Curiosity is busy with its own research and recently took an amazing selfie while exploring a region known as “Mary …

[ad_1] This view from the navigation camera of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows the asteroid Bennu as the spacecraft moved towards a sampling maneuver on 20 October. Credits: NASA / Goddard / University of Arizona / Lockheed Martin Scientists say last month the touch and landing of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on …

[ad_1] Many asteroids are floating in space that NASA and other organizations are monitoring. One of those asteroids is the size of the Eiffel Tower and is called Apophis. Scientists recently said they can’t rule out that Apophis may impact Earth in 2068. Scientists at the University of Hawaii’s Institute …

[ad_1] Globular clusters (GCs) formed when the Milky Way went through a phase of rapid assembly. The Milky Way is home to over 150 of these clusters. Most of these clusters formed in the smaller galaxies that merged to form the galaxy we live in today. For decades, the ancient …

[ad_1] SpaceX was selected for evaluation under NASA’s cargo program in 2006. But in 2008, SpaceX and Tesla, the electric car maker Musk had invested in, were running out of money. Musk was faced with an impossible choice: “I could divide the funds I had between the two companies, or …

[ad_1] This animation shows the temporary 2020 SW orbit around the Earth from November to March 2021. The object is thought to be the Centaur upper stage booster rocket from the Surveyor 2 mission launched to the Moon in 1966. While the Surveyor 2 lander is crashed into the lunar …

[ad_1] The Falcon 9 rocket with the Resilience Crew Dragon capsule sits atop historic Pad 39A ahead of its scheduled launch over the weekend. Credit: SpaceX It has It has been a long way from concept to fly for the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) which culminated in the successful launch …

[ad_1] Our planet is plunging into an abysmal state. It is evident in the environmental revelations made every day, each catastrophe another crater in the seemingly irreparable disaster we have caused. However, the recent discovery of a 500m-high coral reef suggests there is hope that some of the natural world …

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