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There’s a Hidden Shortcut to Mars, Scientific Paper Finds - Futurism

There’s a Hidden Shortcut to Mars, Scientific Paper Finds - Futurism

According to a new study, there might be a way to cut the journey to Mars down significantly by considering the trajectories of asteroids.

Discovery renews confirmation that ancient Mars had the 'right chemistry to support life' - Earth.com

Discovery renews confirmation that ancient Mars had the 'right chemistry to support life' - Earth.com

Curiosity rover has found new organic molecules at "Mary Anning" on Mars, adding to evidence that the planet had the chemistry for life.

Let Pluto Rest In Dwarf Planet Peace - Defector

Let Pluto Rest In Dwarf Planet Peace - Defector

Donald Trump has a hang-up about Pluto. As far back as 2019, his appointed NASA administrator was making noise about reclassifying it as a planet, a status it lost when in 2006 the International Astronomical Union created a new system of nomenclature for all …

We Outlasted Neanderthals Thanks to One Key Difference, Study Suggests - ScienceAlert

We Outlasted Neanderthals Thanks to One Key Difference, Study Suggests - ScienceAlert

More than 40,000 years ago, the European continent was home to two human lineages: our direct ancestors, Homo sapiens, and our cousins, the Neanderthals.

Frozen-in gravity: A new way to understand the evolution of spacetime dynamics - Phys.org

Frozen-in gravity: A new way to understand the evolution of spacetime dynamics - Phys.org

The concept of spacetime, first described in Einstein's theory of general relativity, has since been widely studied by many physicists worldwide. Spacetime is described mathematically as a four-dimensional (4D) continuum in which physical events occur, which …

Is There Oil on Mars? - Avi Loeb – Medium

Is There Oil on Mars? - Avi Loeb – Medium

Most geologists believe that oil originated on Earth mostly from the remains of ancient marine microorganisms — primarily plankton, algae…

He Helped Reveal 'the Language in Which God Created Life' - Newser

He Helped Reveal 'the Language in Which God Created Life' - Newser

Genome pioneer J. Craig Venter, who led Celera in race to sequence human DNA, dies at 79

'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato - Space

'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato - Space

Fuzzy, purple, and edible, Spudnik is a marvel.

The Boötes Void Is The Largest In The Known Universe, Stretching Over 330 Million Light-Years Across - IFLScience

The Boötes Void Is The Largest In The Known Universe, Stretching Over 330 Million Light-Years Across - IFLScience

If our galaxy was in the middle of the Boötes void, we wouldn’t have known there were other galaxies until the 1960s.