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Mars’s crust may have sucked up most of the planet’s water
Mars used to be covered in water, but it dried out billions of years ago. A…
A Japanese spacecraft bombed an asteroid and it barely flinched
When the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu, boulders near the impact did not move nearly…
Seven alien space rocks should pass through our solar system each year
An estimate of the number of interstellar objects passing through the solar system suggests we should…
Kilometre-high concrete towers on the moon could power a lunar base
The moon’s lower gravity makes it practical to build huge towers covered in solar panels, using…
One of our most basic assumptions about the universe may be wrong
The distribution of matter throughout the universe may not be the same in every direction, which…
Meteorite recovered in the UK after spectacular fireball in the sky
After a huge fireball streaked through the skies over the UK on 28 February, a team…
4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found
A meteorite that formed just 2 million years after the solar system is the oldest volcanic…
Photonic laser thruster could power spacecraft from Earth
The Photonic Laser Thruster can move a 750-gram object along a low-friction rail – a small…
Planet hotter than most stars spotted 25 light years away
Astronomers may have detected a planet around one of our closest stars that is potentially the…