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Mars is between 54.6 million km (33.9 million miles) and 401.4 million km (249.4 million miles) from Earth, depending on where the two planets are in their orbits. Averaged over…
Explainer Space
Moonquakes are the vibrations that arise on the Moon’s surface, similar to earthquakes. Those moonquakes happen because of one-of-a-kind reasons. Occasionally the Moon shrinks and cools down which causes cracks…
Explainer Space
Generating oxygen on Mars is an important goal for scientists to create a sustainable colony. The most effective way to generate oxygen on Mars is through the process known as…
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Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)is a mission launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to explore Jupiter and its three large icy moons named Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. This mission…
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India has achieved a historic feat by landing its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023, becoming the first country to do so. The spacecraft’s rover,…
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The disappearance of the moon would have a devastating impact on life on Earth. It is likely that human civilization will collapse without the moon. There are countless consequences which…
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just captured magnificent new images of the Ring Nebula that are more detailed and provide insights that have never been seen before. The…
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Russia’s ambitious plan to return to the moon after a long hiatus has been dashed by a technical glitch that caused its Luna-25 spacecraft to crash into the lunar surface.…
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Phoenix A has no measured mass: published estimates for the black hole at the heart of the Phoenix galaxy cluster range from about 10 billion to possibly more than 100…
