space

From Moon to Mercury: Key space missions planned for 2025

2025 promises to be pivotal for space exploration, with major Moon and celestial missions by the U.S., China, Japan, and ESA.

Health, space, nature: here are 2024's most astonishing scientific breakthroughs

Lenacapavir for Alzheimer’s, an orca attacking a shark, and a moon landing are set to mark key scientific and technological milestones.

The Kessler Syndrome: The doom scenario worrying scientists

"The Kessler Syndrome is going to come true," warned John L. Crassidis, a professor of innovation and space debris expert at the University at Buffalo.

Winter wonderland on the Red Planet: Mars Express reveals massive 500-kilometer ice formation

Mars' snow is made of carbon dioxide ice, not water ice. During the Martian winter, temperatures can drop to as low as minus 190 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 123 degrees Celsius).

Harvard scientists discover Mars was habitable 200 million years longer than believed

On Earth, the magnetic field acts as a shield that deflects charged particles emitted by the solar wind and cosmic rays.

Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass by the Earth on Christmas.

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Chinese crew completes unprecedented 9-hour mission outside space station

During the spacewalk, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed a debris protection system with support from the station's robotic arm.

New research suggests the Moon is much older than previously believed

A new study suggests that the Moon is significantly older than previously believed, possibly forming up to 4.51 billion years ago—over 80 million years earlier than prior estimates.

2,000 km from Israel: The war moves to a new front - space

Avi Berger, head of the Space Directorate at Maf'at, said during the war on seven fronts, "We must fully utilize space, as it allows us to always know what is happening on the other fronts."

The stars are waiting: Researchers determine frozen sperm can remain viable in space for 200 years

Scientists successfully produced healthy baby mice from freeze-dried sperm that had been stored in space.

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