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NASA unveils ambitious interplanetary mission to collect Mars samples and bring them back to Earth

According to the recent report, the world’s largest space agency leaked its plan to collect Mars samples and bring them back to Earth. There are reports which suggest that the leading scientists of the project identified in an online meeting that NASA and the proposed Mars sample recovery program of the European Space Agency are …

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Scientists measure wind speed on a brown dwarf 33.2 light-years away from Earth

There are reports that scientists for the first time have measured the wind speed on an object outside of the solar system. The object that scientists have used in the process is brown dwarf, and it is 33.2 light-years away from the Earth. Brown dwarfs aren’t exactly stars, but neither are they planets. These “failed …

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As the dust storm on Mars abates, NASA awaits a call back

Imagine a multi-million dollar rover sent on the red planet for a 90-days mission and then, have a look at NASA’s Opportunity rover which outlasted its 90-days mission by almost 14 years now. Yes, the Opportunity rover has been operating for 14 years and has undergone several glitches and issues that were fixed by the …

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Earth is spinning wobbly and glacial rebound, mantle convection, and humans are responsible

Earth is spinning wobbly and glacial rebound, mantle convection, and humans are responsible

Earth is not a perfect sphere but you shouldn’t care about those who claim that the Earth is flat because it is not. So, the Earth is not circular as seen in the photos but slightly bulgy around the equator and it possesses a wobbling motion also known as ‘polar motion’ when revolving around its …

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Colossal dust storm has engulfed the entire red planet in thick haze

Colossal dust storm has engulfed the entire red planet in thick haze

Our planet has seen a number of pretty devastating dust storms in the history, however, not even one of the storms could envelop the entire planet since it would require a great amount of momentum and extremely unusual weather conditions to even initiate such a colossal dust storm. On the other hand, our neighbor planet …

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NASA puts Kepler Space Telescope in hibernation mode, might run out of fuel soon

NASA puts Kepler Space Telescope in hibernation mode, might run out of fuel soon

One of the greatest space telescopes may succumb to lack of fuel soon. NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is running out of fuel, the agency stated in its March press release that at any time, Kepler’s fuel tank can run dry and the space telescope will be lost in the space forever with no contact to …

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