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    NASA’s Perseverance rover sets extraterrestrial driving record on Mars Anadolu Agency15:15NASA Perseverance Rover Mars NASA
    NASA Perseverance Mars rover sets new record for off-world distance driven PetaPixel17:02NASA Perseverance Rover Mars NASA
    Japan’s MMX mission will use bursts of nitrogen gas to grab soil from Phobos and test how Mars got its moons Nature World News22:06Mars Japan Space Exploration
    Japan’s MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos The Conversation (UK)11:09Mars Japan Space Exploration
    Rip Margaret Hamilton: software pioneer who guided Apollo 11 to the moon dies at 90 My Modern Met08:48The Moon NASA Space Exploration
    Software engineer who led the development of the onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo missions died. Angry Bear23:34The Moon NASA Space Exploration
    A detailed Martian rover photograph highlights mysterious cliffs on the edge of one of Mars’… Smithsonian Magazine18:12Mars NASA Space Exploration
    Life on Mars: NASA rover captures breathtaking Martian dawn as mysterious cliffs emerge from… MailOnline12:09Mars NASA Space Exploration
    NASA just made nearly 1 TB of Artemis II data available to the public WIRED19:39Artemis II The Moon NASA
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    NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars sets off-world driving record EarthSky13:03Mars NASA NASA Perseverance Rover
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    NASA astronaut Christina Koch hangs up flight suit for new role Central Florida Public Media20:11Artemis II The Moon NASA
    Artemis II Moon pioneer Christina Koch moves to management Oregon Coast Beach Connection09:44Artemis II The Moon NASA
    NASA’s Venus descent probe passes furnace heat tests Aerospace Testing International09:35Venus Space Tech NASA
    A cloud forms spontaneously over a mountain on Mars — Here’s why Sky & Telescope20:57Venus Space Tech NASA
    A proposal to make Mars sample return a collaborative NASA, ESA, and CNSA effort Astrobiology Web17:33European Space Agency Mars NASA

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    The Moon Is Shrinking, and Scientists Say That Could Be a Problem for NASA Vice (UK)22:55 16-Oct-26
    Japan’s MMX Mission Will Use Bursts of Nitrogen Gas to Grab Soil From Phobos and Test How Mars Got Its Moons Nature World News22:06 16-Oct-26
    NASA's Artemis moon craft, built out of LEGO, lands at Henry Ford museum collectSPACE21:40 16-Oct-26
    A spacesuit for every occasion: what will we wear on the Moon, Mars and in orbit? Ingenia18:21 16-Oct-26
    Japan is launching a mission to Mars’s largest moon Phobos New Scientist18:03 16-Oct-26
    Caves on the moon are target of new NASA mission EarthSky18:00 16-Oct-26
    3D Global Climate Simulations of Synthetic Mars Warming Astrobiology Web17:52 16-Oct-26
    “We Are Certainly Proving Out Technologies for the Future”: Voyager’s Griffin-1 Mission Cleared for 2026 Launch The Debrief14:24 16-Oct-26
    NASA Finishes Stacking Artemis III Boosters for a 2027 Earth-Orbit Lander Test That Sets Up the Next Moon Landing Nature World News14:09 16-Oct-26
    Japan’s Mmx mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos The Conversation (UK)11:09 16-Oct-26
    Polish-built Mars rover ramp passes key tests ahead of ExoMars mission TheNews.pl11:09 16-Oct-26
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    REPLAY: NASA Discusses Role in Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration Mission NTD News21:57 15-Oct-26
    NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission NASA (Press Release)21:26 15-Oct-26
    A Cloud Forms Spontaneously Over a Mountain on Mars — Here’s Why Sky & Telescope20:57 15-Oct-26
    Mercury's Hidden Surface Wrinkles Suggest the Planet Shrank More Than Previously Thought Discover Magazine20:40 15-Oct-26
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    Prosus Ventures leads $1.5 million funding in space startup Cosmochute The Business Standard19:28 15-Oct-26
    A Review Of The Geochemical Environment at Selk Crater on Titan: Applications to Dragonfly Astrobiology Web18:28 15-Oct-26
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    A Detailed Martian Rover Photograph Highlights Mysterious Cliffs on the Edge of One of Mars’… Smithsonian Magazine18:12 15-Oct-26
    Japan’s MMX space mission probes how Mars got its moons Asia Times17:22 15-Oct-26
    How NASA is thinking about a moon base SpaceNews16:22 15-Oct-26
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    How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s Mmx space mission aims to solve the puzzle The Conversation (UK)15:38 15-Oct-26
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    'I found the biggest ever haul of organics on Mars.' Meet the scientist at the centre of the search for life on the Red … BBC Sky at Night Magazine14:12 15-Oct-26
    What would it take to terraform Mars? Erika DeBenedictis has ideas Scientific American13:44 15-Oct-26
    NASA Developing Batteries To Power Humanity's Return To Moon RTT News13:02 15-Oct-26
    Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today Imperial College London12:27 15-Oct-26
    ESA commissions Polish-led study on the business case for lunar resources TheNews.pl11:36 15-Oct-26
    This is a real image of a huge 'super Jupiter' exoplanet near Earth, and it's one of the coldest ever seen BBC Sky at Night Magazine10:41 15-Oct-26
    Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission WIRED10:20 15-Oct-26
    This NASA Mars rover just smashed the record for distance travelled on a planet beyond Earth BBC Sky at Night Magazine09:47 15-Oct-26
    NASA’s Perseverance Rover Breaks the Off-World Driving Record, and Its Team Says It Could Go More Than Twice as Far Nature World News07:36 15-Oct-26
    NASA Wants to Explore a Giant Moon Hole That Could Shelter Astronauts Vice (UK)01:57 15-Oct-26
    Astronaut Who Walked on the Moon Says UFOs Are Actually Demons Vice (UK)00:05 15-Oct-26
    ISS Astronaut Spots Moon-like Mountains From Space Nautilus21:12 14-Oct-26
    The moon is shrinking. Astronomers finally know how fast. Popular Science21:03 14-Oct-26
    NASA astronaut Christina Koch hangs up flight suit for new role Central Florida Public Media20:11 14-Oct-26
    Mars Rover Sets Record for Distance Driven on Another World HumanProgress18:41 14-Oct-26
    Starship’s flight toward a new space age Pakistan Today18:13 14-Oct-26
    Senator John Hoeven warns of tight moon race with China, points to Grand Forks tech ecosystem WDAY Radio18:04 14-Oct-26
    aRieL – Reinforcement Learning For The Ariel Space Telescope Scheduling Astrobiology Web17:43 14-Oct-26
    A Proposal To Make Mars Sample Return A Collaborative NASA, ESA, And CNSA Effort Astrobiology Web17:33 14-Oct-26
    NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon NASA (Press Release)15:47 14-Oct-26
    What We Could Lose by Trying to Make Mars Habitable Eos.org15:44 14-Oct-26
    Mars moon mission set to launch with tech funded by Planetary Society on board Planetary Society15:37 14-Oct-26
    NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions NASA (Press Release)15:15 14-Oct-26
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    Artemis II Moon Pioneer Christina Koch Moves to Management Oregon Coast Beach Connection09:44 14-Oct-26
    Pittsburgh’s lunar lander passes inspections. Next stop — the moon Pittsburgh Post-Gazette09:04 14-Oct-26
    Citizen’s New Moon Phase Watch Captures a Snowy Forest on Its Dial The Gadgeteer07:50 14-Oct-26
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    Moon samples from near, far sides to go on display at Airshow China CGTN03:45 14-Oct-26
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    NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Record for Off-World Distance Driven Across Mars TechEBlog02:08 14-Oct-26
    Perseverance Becomes Farthest-Traveling Vehicle on Another World Sci.News22:28 13-Oct-26
    NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has broken a landmark distance record NPR22:16 13-Oct-26
    Lunar samples from moon's near, far sides to be displayed at 16th Airshow China Xinhua Agency22:05 13-Oct-26
    NASA's Perseverance rover won't quit NPR21:04 13-Oct-26
    Perseverance Mars rover sets record for distance driven on another world collectSPACE20:58 13-Oct-26
    Al-Thurayya and the Moon to meet in October skies Kuwait Times20:53 13-Oct-26
    NASA Initiative to Study the Moon's Environment Sky & Telescope20:06 13-Oct-26
    Giant moon art installation to illuminate Methodist Centre Jersey Evening Post20:04 13-Oct-26
    NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team NASA (Press Release)19:25 13-Oct-26
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    NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sets distance record Popular Science17:02 13-Oct-26
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    Prebiotic Chemistry In Selk Crater on Titan Astrobiology Web16:08 13-Oct-26
    NASA’s Perseverance rover sets extraterrestrial driving record on Mars Anadolu Agency15:15 13-Oct-26
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    NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-world driving distance UNN.ua14:36 13-Oct-26
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    NASA’s Perseverance rover sets Mars driving record, covers 45.2 km The Hindu Business Line13:41 13-Oct-26
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    Mars moon lander set to launch on 19 October ESA13:11 13-Oct-26
    NASA's Perseverance rover breaks the record for longest road trip on Mars Guinness World Records13:05 13-Oct-26
    NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars sets off-world driving record EarthSky13:03 13-Oct-26
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    The study of planets continues to expand our understanding of the cosmos, with space agencies and observatories worldwide discovering new worlds and revealing secrets about our cosmic neighbours. Recent advances in technology have enabled scientists to identify over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets, with thousands more candidates awaiting verification.

    Space agencies are actively exploring our solar system, with missions studying Mars, Venus, and the outer planets. NASA's Mars rovers continue their groundbreaking research, while new missions to Jupiter's icy moons and ambitious plans for Mars sample return missions promise further discoveries. The European Space Agency's PLATO mission prepares to search for Earth-like exoplanets, while powerful telescopes reveal unprecedented details about planetary atmospheres and formation.

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