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Japan wants to sample Mars’ moon Phobos with its MMX mission

This is the first time the martian moons will be fully mapped, and samples brought to Earth from the martian system.

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Debate: Mangalyaan’s low science output still reflects on ISRO

Only part of the missing science from ISRO’s highly held Mars mission may be due to inadequacy of academic institutions in India.

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The giant leap for humanity was not stepping on the Moon but getting to Earth orbit first

The launch of Sputnik in 1957 marked not just the advent of the Space Age but had an even deeper significance.

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India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science?

Hailed as India’s most successful space mission, Mangalyaan has an ugly vacuum of science results.

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Why explore asteroids, comets, and other small worlds

They're cosmic time capsules that provide a peek at our origin story.

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The Moon’s potential for radio astronomy and Chang’e 4

The lunar farside is uniquely placed for better observing the radio Universe.

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NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft revealed how Mars lost its atmosphere and water

What is the achilles’ heel of Mars? MAVEN found out.

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Interviewing Tory Bruno, leading the company that has launched every NASA mission to Mars

“Atlas V is the most accurate rocket in the world.”

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The landing site of NASA Apollo 11

NASA chose the Apollo 11 landing site for engineering simplicity, but it had scientific benefits nevertheless.

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Everything you need to know about SpaceX’s historic launch of NASA astronauts

A successful mission means the US can launch astronauts from home again, and match Russia’s and China’s capabilities.

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Why explore Venus

Earth’s sister planet warns us that planetary climates can change dramatically.

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Timeline for life until the end of the Universe

What does life need to do to survive till the end of stars in the Universe?