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Crewed missions, lunar bases, Mars rovers, and deep‑space travel plans.
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Why does Venus have no moon? New theory explains its missing satellite
6+ min ago (560+ words) L A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon. Call it a case of celestial cannibalism. The extremely slow speed at…...
Scientists “truly astonished” by discovery that challenges Earth’s origin story
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (551+ words) A new study suggests Earth formed almost entirely from material in the inner Solar System, challenging the idea that water-rich material from beyond Jupiter played a major role. If correct, Earth’s water may have been present much closer to the…...
Venus may have swallowed its own moon
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (690+ words) Venus may have once had a moon, but new research suggests the planet’s incredibly slow rotation could have doomed it. Computer simulations showed that instead of gradually drifting away like Earth’s moon, a Venusian moon would likely spiral inward until…...
Elon Musk's Moon City Plan Could Run Out of Water in Just Two Years, Study Warns
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (352+ words) Elon Musk said SpaceX would focus on building a "self-growing city" on the Moon in less than a decade. The vision depends on lunar resources to support the population. A new study in Frontiers in Space Technologies finds Moon water…...
Time moves faster on Mars than on Earth: Scientists calculate the exact difference
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (417+ words) Mars clocks tick faster than Earth's by 477 microseconds daily, complicating future exploration and communication efforts. Ask anyone on Earth what the current time is, and they can tell you in a jiffy Across the planet, highly accurate clocks help maintain…...
Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (93+ words) A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon. Call it a case of celestial cannibalism.The extremely slow speed at which…...
Venus ate its own moon
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (933+ words) Study says that if Venus ever did have a moon, the planet's spin and gravity would cause the moon to be swallowed by it Earth and Venus orbit the Sun side by side and, compared to the icy, gassy giants…...
Venus could have swallowed its own moon, study shows
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (598+ words) Venus' sluggish spin may be the key to why it doesn't have a moon — anymore, at least, new research says. The study, led by University of California, Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane, appears in The Astrophysical Journal. Kane's team built computer…...
'Mars Continues To Surprise': NASA Spots Mysterious Holes On Surface Of The Red Planet
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (235+ words) NASA has found unusual holes across Mars when the Curiosity rover was travelling down a broad valley named 'Valle Grande' on Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater. According to NASA, cameras spotted broad, shallow pits that stood out against the surrounding…...
2026, September 25: Watch Mars Align with the Gemini Twins as it Approaches Jupiter
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (207+ words) September 25, 2026: Mars lines up with Castor and Pollux before sunrise while Jupiter shines brightly near Regulus. Watch the Red Planet close the gap to the Jovian Giant ahead of their November conjunction. Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:41 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:43 p.m. CDT. Times are…...