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NASA announced the launch of two scientific missions that will aim to study the dynamics of the Sun and the connection of the Earth with its stars and the constantly changing space environment. The Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm missions will provide a "deeper view" of the cosmos…
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China to launch its first space mission in 2022

China will launch its first dedicated heliophysical mission in mid-2022: the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). The satellite will operate in a synchronous orbit with the sun 720 kilometers above Earth to keep a close watch on…

China will look for other planets like Earth

China began a preliminary investigation for a futuristic scientific program that will be launched around 2030 to search for potentially habitable planets outside our solar system, Yuan Jie, general manager of China Aerospace Science and…

NASA offers flight tickets to Mars

NASA offers the public the opportunity to add their name to a microprocessor that the Mars 2020 robot will take on the mission to Mars. The agency described it as "an initial step of the first journey of humanity to another planet." The…