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How Uranus and Neptune are key to unlocking how planets form
A flagship mission to the ice giants will forever change our understanding of the origin and evolution of our solar system, and those beyond.
Jatan Mehta
May 20
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When to worry about an asteroid hitting Earth
And how to treat sensationalist headlines.
Jatan Mehta
May 13
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NASA CLPS Moon landing missions
A look at the armada of landers NASA is riding to the Moon this decade.
Jatan Mehta
Apr 25
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When will we explore Saturn's moon Enceladus to find alien life?
While NASA will launch Dragonfly later this decade to Titan, another potentially habitable moon of Saturn, no space agency is currently funding a…
Jatan Mehta
Apr 15
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What we know about the rover NASA's Artemis astronauts will drive on the Moon
The Lunar Terrain Vehicle will be vastly more capable than the rover used by Apollo astronauts.
Jatan Mehta
Apr 11
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What we know about India's Chandrayaan 3 Moon landing mission
For such a critical mission, it’s frustrating to see ISRO not even provide a one-pager on their website.
Jatan Mehta
Apr 10
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India's Chandrayaan 2 lunar orbiter is also a Sun watcher
India’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter doesn’t just study the Moon’s surface but also observes the Sun. Its high-resolution Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) is used to…
Jatan Mehta
Apr 8
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The two-faced Moon
Why is our Moon's farside so different from its nearside?
Jatan Mehta
Mar 18
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How we test spacecraft before launch
The array of space-simulating test facilities a spacecraft tours through before it can blast off of Earth.
Jatan Mehta
Mar 11
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The bevy of rovers heading for the Moon
A look at all the big and small mobile robots that will explore the lunar surface over the next five years.
Jatan Mehta
Feb 16
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NASA is funding a Moon mission to the magnetic swirl of Reiner Gamma
Intuitive Machines' third Moon landing mission will help us better understand the evolution of planetary surfaces across the solar system.
Jatan Mehta
Feb 4
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Is life possible on rogue planets and moons?
A look at how starless free-floating worlds might represent the most common habitable real estate of the Universe.
Jatan Mehta
Jan 21
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