We reveal the answer to this intriguing question
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Get your name on the Mars 2020 rover!
NASA’s next Martian rover is now accepting names from the public to travel with it to the Red Planet next year
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The Mars 2020 spacecraft is being pieced together
NASA’s next installment in Martian rover exploration, Mars 2020, will have soon have its protective layers for travelling to Mars
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What was the first spacecraft to arrive at a planet?
We recount the day when the first manmade spacecraft made contact with another world
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter celebrates a tremendous milestone
The Mars orbiter has recently hit 60,000 orbits around the Red Planet, a feat that took over 13 years to complete
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NASA plans next-generation missions to probe Uranus and Neptune
Of all the planets in the Solar System the ice giants remain relatively unexplored
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Piecing together the puzzle of the Mars 2020 rover
Technicians and engineers have been stacking the pieces of the Mars 2020 spacecraft together in its entry capsule
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Heroes of Space: James Irwin
The deeply religious astronaut who found inspiration during his time on the Moon
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BepiColombo is officially on its way to Mercury
The space probe that will investigate the Solar System’s innermost planet has finally departed the orbit of Earth
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Astronomers uncover a flurry of surprises with the latest inspection of asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has uncovered some interesting details about the asteroid’s eruptive particle plumes, jagged surface and more
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SpaceX and NASA complete historic rendezvous with the ISS
Demo-1 marked an incredible collaborative effort between NASA and SpaceX that has shown positive signs of what’s to come
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After a reboot, Mars’ Curiosity rover is operating normally
The spacecraft encountered a hurdle last Friday, when a hiccup during boot-up interrupted its planned activities and triggered a protective safe mode
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Heroes of Space: Scott Carpenter
Carpenter was a true leader in NASA’s campaign to reach space with his efforts in Project Mercury
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New Horizons gives a ‘goodbye glance’ toward Ultima Thule before continuing its deep space adventure
Astronomers have pieced together a sequence of images to produce a departing look at the mysterious Kuiper Belt Object
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What can studying the ice giants tell us?
What can the farthest planets in the Solar System, Uranus and Neptune, tell astronomers?
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InSight’s seismometer has put its hat on
NASA’s Martian lander, InSight, is still unpacking its baggage and has most recently put its shield over its seismometer
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Can any life forms exist in the vacuum of space?
If there is a life form that can withstand the harsh environment of space, there seems to be only one
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Curiosity measures a Martian mountain’s gravity
The ‘Mars Buggy’ has measured the gravity of Mount Sharp the same way the Apollo 17 rovers did
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Remembering the Apollo 1 disaster: How three astronauts were killed 52 years ago today
The crew of Apollo 1 were the first fatalities in America’s space programme, but they will forever be remembered as pioneers of manned space exploration
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How do rockets work?
We find out how manned and unmanned spacecraft are propelled into space from Earth