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Mars could become humanity’s second home by 2050, says space resources engineer
Despite Mars being the most viable option for a human colony, it might turn out to be difficult, as the atmosphere of Mars contains…
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Atacama Desert: In 2003, scientists found that a part of Chile’s desert is so mysteriously dry that the soil is lifeless and has no DNA at all; today, scientists use it to study Martian conditions without leaving Earth
Atacama Desert (Photo via Canva) Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, and it is not what we imagine a desert…
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Kreios Space Plans Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion Demo
Kreios Space Plans Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion Demo | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Robert Wall August 04, 2026 Credit: Kreios Space Kreios…
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NASA NavCube3-mini Advances Lunar Navigation for Artemis Missions
NASA has once again brought itself closer to having its own permanent human settlement on the Moon by sending its navigation payload named NavCube3-mini…
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Chinese, US scientists awarded COSPAR William Nordberg Medal; Wang Jinsong becomes first Chinese recipient
Photo released on August 3, 2026 shows Chinese scientist Wang Jinsong on August 3 at the 46th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space…
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China’s asteroid defense breakthrough
By Alimat Aliyeva A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) has proposed a new two-stage method for dealing…
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Rare star system discovered in Magellanic Bridge
The newly discovered star system, dubbed eRASSU J043115.8-711730 (J0431-71), is the first confirmed symbiotic accreting system in the Magellanic Bridge. It comprises a white…
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Scientists went looking for giant trees in Taiwan and found a lost world
Taiwan, once widely known as Formosa, conceals a remarkable natural world within its steep and rugged interior. It is one of the few places…
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Stress-induced cortisol clouds the gut feeling in decision-making: a randomized controlled study
The advice to “follow your gut” reflects the idea that instinctive feelings can guide decision-making. Indeed, anticipatory emotional bodily signals, such as skin conductance…
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Grain-sized fossils have solved a 113-million-year-old mystery, linking volcanic carbon dioxide to one of the ocean’s largest plankton extinctions
Tiny fossils have helped scientists crack a Cretaceous cold case. Using chemical signals preserved in microscopic shells, Northwestern University researchers found strong evidence that…