Exoplanet habitability depends on a whole host of factors, with liquid water at the top of the list. It also requires a stable atmosphere, the right chemistry, and possibly even things like plate tectonics or other geological ...
Planetary Sciences
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Searching for life on Mars has been an explicit goal of the astrobiological community for decades. However, they have not really had the resources to effectively do so, and they might be running out of time. Crewed missions ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 7, 2025
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A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2025
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A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2025
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A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2025
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Mars is by far the most Earth-like planet in the solar system… but that's not saying much.
Astrobiology
Jun 3, 2025
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A private lunar lander from Japan is now circling the moon, with just another month to go before it attempts a touchdown.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2025
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Like Earth, Mars once had a strong magnetic field that shielded its thick atmosphere from the solar wind. But now only the magnetic imprint remains. What's long baffled scientists, though, is why this imprint appears most ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 15, 2025
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It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission.
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2025
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029."
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2025
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