NASA's ESCAPADE twins will combine Earth's gravity with an engine burn to reach Mars. See why the looping route makes the maneuver work.
Category - Astronomy
Akshay Dinesh
Why Dwarf Galaxies Lose Most of the Oxygen Their Stars Make
A Hubble study of 37 dwarf galaxies shows how supernova-driven winds carry away oxygen and reshape galaxy evolution.
What a 378-Day Mars Simulation Can and Cannot Teach Us
NASA’s CHAPEA crew spent 378 days in a sealed habitat. See what the test reveals about delayed communication, scarcity, and teamwork.
What Voyager 1 Being One Light-Day Away Really Means
Voyager 1 will be one light-day from Earth on November 18, 2026. See how that distance reshapes communication, navigation, and mission control.
How Scientists Know a Meteorite Came From Mars
Trapped gas, oxygen isotopes, minerals, and impact scars reveal when a meteorite found on Earth began as a rock on Mars.
Why Martian Dust Is a Serious Problem for Astronauts
Perseverance found ultrafine Martian dust that can cling to spacesuits and reach deep into lungs. See how future crews may control it.
How Dragonfly Will Fly and Land Itself on Titan
Dragonfly must fly, scan Titan with cameras and lidar, choose safe ground, and land without real-time help from Earth. Here is how.
How Swift Caught Cosmic Explosions Before They Faded
Swift turned toward gamma-ray bursts in about a minute, revealing fading afterglows, neutron-star mergers, and the changing universe.
How 798 Mirror Segments Act Like One Giant Telescope
See how sensors, actuators, phasing, and adaptive optics make the ELT's 798 mirror segments behave like one 39-metre surface.
How the MMX Mission Will Bring a Piece of Phobos to Earth
JAXA’s MMX mission will collect Phobos grains that could reveal whether Mars’s moons formed in an impact or arrived as captured asteroids.
How to Watch the 2026 Orionid Meteor Shower Despite the Moon
Find the best time, direction, and viewing strategy for the 2026 Orionids, when a bright Moon will hide many fainter meteors.
How the Treble Clef Galaxy Cluster Revived a Faded Radio Signal
A black hole outburst faded, then a galaxy-cluster collision brought its radio glow back. See how astronomers reconstructed the Treble Clef.
What Brown Dwarfs Reveal About the Line Between Stars and Planets
See how SPHEREx reads brown dwarf atmospheres, why clouds challenge current models, and what these objects teach us about giant exoplanets.
What the Farthest Fast Radio Burst Reveals About Its Source
Webb traced the farthest known fast radio burst to a tiny young galaxy, strengthening the magnetar case and mapping matter along the way.
How Perseverance Broke the Off-World Driving Record
Perseverance passed Opportunity's Mars driving record. See how cameras, onboard maps, and self-driving software let it travel farther.
