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NASA has produced oxygen on the surface of Mars for the first time

The MOXIE experiment, which flew with NASA’s Perseverance rover to Mars, has turned some of the planet’s carbon dioxide atmosphere into clean, breathable oxygen

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Lunar base

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Kilometre-high concrete towers on the moon could power a lunar base

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Crew of mock lunar 'biosphere' grew food and made oxygen for 200 days

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Crew of mock lunar 'biosphere' grew food and made oxygen for 200 days

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The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars

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The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars

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Physicists find best way for insects to avoid collisions when jumping

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2021 preview: Three missions will make February 2021 the month of Mars

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2021 preview: Three missions will make February 2021 the month of Mars

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NASA probe on Mars may feel the ground shake as rovers land in 2021

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NASA probe on Mars may feel the ground shake as rovers land in 2021

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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

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How-to guide for CPR in space may help treat astronaut cardiac arrest

Nobody has experienced cardiac arrest in space yet, but such a medical emergency might occur in future – and now we have some tips for how to handle the problem

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Asteroid-munching microbes could mine materials from space rocks

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We can harness the solar wind to sail to the farthest corners of space

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Space rock Arrokoth may have been flattened by the heat of the sun

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Perseverance Mars landing: Will NASA find life?

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