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NASA’s most advanced rover safely lands on Mars

NASA’s most advanced rover touched down on Mars yesterday after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometres).

ESA is accepting applications for new European astronauts

For the first time in over a decade, the ESA is looking for new European astronauts to do experiments on the International Space Station.

Origins of exoplanets: scientists uncover the mystery of the formation of super-Earths

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earths are not leftovers of mini-Neptunes, challenging theories about the origins of exoplanets.

New environmental regulation brings first British space launch one step closer

The government has published its guidance for the spaceflight regulator, which brings us a step closer to the first British space launch.

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $93.3m to investigate lunar surface conditions

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace $93.3m to facilitate ten investigations to help scientists understand lunar surface conditions.

Physicists make most stable transmission of a laser signal through atmosphere

Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere.

ESA’s priorities and how COVID-19 affected the space agency

Jan Wörner, spoke to The Innovation Platform's Clifford Holt about ESA's priorities during his five years of working there.

Two teenagers have discovered four new exoplanets

Two teenagers from the US have discover four new exoplanets through the Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship programme.

Scientists create a new rocket thruster based on the mechanism behind solar flares

A type of rocket thruster that exploits the mechanism behind solar flares has been proposed by a physicist at the US Department of Energy.

ERC 2020: the challenge of remotely navigating mobile robots

Agnieszka Mrozowska discusses the highlights of the ERC 2020 competition, which involved Innovation News Network as a media partner, holding it up as an example of how the space sector can adapt to the new reality

NASA plan the return of asteroid samples from Bennu

On 10 May 2021, NASA’s spacecraft will terminate its experiments on the Bennu and begin its journey to deliver asteroid samples to Earth.

Space telescope identifies six planets orbiting the star TOI-178

CHEOPS space telescope has discovered six planets. The planets are in a harmonic rhythm despite different compositions.

SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket will launch an experimental nanosatellite into orbit

Today, the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The rocket will contain an experimental nanosatellite.

Exploring the Universe with Cosmological surveys

Using cosmological surveys to trace the evolution of the Universe and understand its accelerated expansion. In the last hundred years, cosmology has made significant steps...

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