discoveryandexplorationofthesolarsystem
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The Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars Is Ghosting NASA Scientists
The Ingenuity helicopter paved new ground (air?) in April 2019, when it communicated data of its first flight — the first powered, controlled flight on another planet — to NASA scientists on Earth.
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Is Already Facing a Serious Cash Crunch
NASA’s quest to return rocky samples from the surface of Mars to Earth in 2033 is already running up the bill, with the project needing a lot more money than what was allocated to the mission for 2023.
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NASA’s Latest Request for Cash Includes Big Plans for a Deorbiting ISS ‘Space Tug’
NASA is staying focused on the Artemis lunar program, its Moon to Mars objectives, and maintaining a presence in low Earth orbit as part of the agency’s proposed budget for 2024. The space agency also has a new item on its annual wishlist: a space tug to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) at the…
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It’s Time to Finally Get Our Arse to Uranus
With its strange rings and tilt, surprising seasonal variations, and 27 moons, Uranus is the solar system’s weirdo planet. The enigmatic ice giant has a lot to teach us, which is why astronomers are clamoring for a mission to explore the planet up close.