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Solar System History 101
From the birth of the planets, moons and space rocks to how things are now.
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By Jatan Mehta | Dives into lunar exploration, space technology, Indian space, planetary science, and more.
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Experiments at the International Space Station that paved the way to living on Mars and beyond
How we learnt to live and work in space, away from the comfort of mother Earth.
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Exploring the marvel that are mountains on the Moon
The near-instantly formed lunar mountains offer a peek into the Moon's interior, and improve our understanding of the solar system.
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Space grade electronics: How NASA Juno survives near Jupiter
Space missions that remind us space exploration is hard.
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Rocket equation 101: The Moon as a launch platform
Earth alone cannot power our future in space, and other realizations from the rocket equation.
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Why explore Saturn and its moons
The crown jewel of our solar system has complex rings, diverse moons and possible life to find.
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How we study the Sun and its wind
How the Sun drives space weather, affects life on Earth, and why we invest billions in studying it.
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How NASA decides where to land on Mars
The multi-decade drive to explore the question “Did Mars once have life?” has opened the way for future pinpoint landings throughout the solar system.
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How we got to know the Moon’s gravity is lumpy
The Moon's gravity anomalies have been crashing spacecraft since the 1960s.
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Can we make Mars Earth-like?
Is terraforming Mars to make it habitable possible with the technology we have today?
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Daring gravity assist maneuvers in space
Ingenious maneuvers by missions to go over the Sun, chase a comet and sail using the Sun.
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My article on Mangalyaan was rejected 8 times but I published it anyway
This is the behind the scenes story of my article on missing science from India’s Mars orbiter. September 24, 2020 marked the six-year anniversary of India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft entering Mars orbit. Like every year, I expected Indian media outlets to publish articles about the mission’s success. After