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Solar system guide: Discover the order of planets and other amazing facts

Explore the eight (or nine) planets of the solar system in order from nearest to the sun and discover the many wonders of our solar system along the way.

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NASA just built the best map of Mars to date using 51,000 images

NASA has created a new map of Mars' surface. Processing this much data into one cohesive map is a complicated task requiring powerful computing resources.

Inverse

What is a solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon positions itself between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. We explore the type of solar eclipses here.

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Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable 'ocean worlds' of the Solar System

Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming robots (known as independent micro-swimmers) to explore oceans beneath the icy shells of our Solar System’s many “ocean worlds”. But don’t imagine metal humanoids swimming frog-like underwater. They will probably…

The Conversation

Satellite breaks free of Earth orbit and is heading towards moon

It is hoped the satellite will soar past the moon before being pulled back into its orbit

Wales Online

NASA Satellite Breaks from Orbit around Earth, Heads to Moon

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space.

Reuters

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NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth and is headed toward the moon

The Independent UK

25 years ago, NASA landed its first rover on Mars — and catalyzed the search for life

Pathfinder brought the first rover to the Martian surface. The mission paved the way for Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance.

Inverse

Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bones

The study focused on bone loss, its impact on astronauts, and their recovery back on Earth

The Hindu

NASA’s second Arnhem Land rocket launch postponed

NASA's second rocket launch from the Arnhem Space Centre has been delayed due to poor weather conditions, the centre's owner and operator has announced.

The New Daily

NASA explains the mission to bring samples of Mars soil, rock and atmosphere back to Earth

PHILADELPHIA — NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission aims to bring 30 samples of rock, soil and atmosphere now being collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth sometime in the early 2030s. The goal is to look for signs of past life and also to find out more about the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried

PHILADELPHIA — Since September, the Perseverance rover has been picking along an ancient river delta on Mars, its robotic arms reaching out with whirling steel drill bits to core rocks, scoop soil and suck small amounts of the red planet's atmosphere into titanium tubes.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NASA move could help the International Space Station stay in orbit without Russia

Cygnus had been docked to the ISS since February and now has departed, leaving on June 28. Cygnus could help decrease the ISS' reliance on Russia to stay in orbit.

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Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bone density

A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station provides a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it.

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NASA rocket recovery mission all but completed ahead of its second Arnhem Land launch

NASA avoids snakes, buffaloes and other challenges in Arnhem Land to collect most of its rocket. But one local politician says questions over the mission remain.

Wales Online

NASA still baffled after mystery 'rocket body' crashes into moon

The impact created a huge double crater in the moon

Asharq Al-Awsat

Astronaut Study Reveals Effects of Space Travel on Human Bones

A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it, crucial knowledge ahead of potential ambitious future missions. The research amassed new data on…

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Jacobs Bags NASA's Engineering, Technology, Science Contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:J) has secured NASA's JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contract. The cost-plus-award-fee IDIQ contract has a potential base value of $1.8 billion. The contract has a total potential performance period of 10 years. Under the contract, Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, will provide engineering and…

The New Daily

Peaky Blinders-style bandits go viral with brazen $41m gem heist

Four men dressed in costumes from the show Peaky Blinders have gone viral after they robbed a global arts fair in Maastricht.

Daily Mirror

NASA scientists baffled by mystery 'rocket body' crash that caused Moon crater

NASA say the mystery rocket which created a huge double crater in the moon remains unidentified after striking the surface at around 5,700 mph back in March

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ and the changing face of space exploration

More than 74 nations and a rapidly growing number of private companies are participating in a burgeoning space economy – including New Zealand, write Mitchell Bruce and Robert G Patman

ABC News

Crashed mystery rocket leaves unusual double crater on Moon

NASA photographs the crash site of an unknown rocket that smashed into the Moon, creating two large craters.

Inverse

Exoplanet atmosphere? These 5 objects could be Webb's full-color first images

NASA has dropped some hints about the mystery targets for Webb's first images. Here's everything we know so far.

Inverse

Behold! Curiosity discovers Martian rocks contain an essential ingredient of life

For the first time ever, NASA rover Curiosity has taken a crucial measure of an ingredient necessary for life in Mars' rocks: Organic carbon.

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