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How long does it take to get to Mars?
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference We explore how long it takes to get to Mars and the factors that affect a journey to the Red Planet.
Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)
By Keith Cooper published
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges
By Monisha Ravisetti published
A quasi-moon of Earth has been given a name. It's Cardea, after the goddess of door hinges.
Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
By Tereza Pultarova published
Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.
Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration
By Andrew Jones published
Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.
Charon: Pluto's dwarf planet partner
By Keith Cooper last updated
Reference As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system.
Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there
By Harry Baker published
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.
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