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Japan’s historic ‘Lunar Sniper’ mission wasn’t built to survive the lunar night. But he keeps waking up

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Japan’s “Lunar Sniper” lander has defied the odds for the third time and managed to survive another long, cold lunar night despite not being designed to withstand such harsh conditions, according to the Japan Aerospace… Read More »

Why doesn’t Venus look like Earth? New space mission aims to find out

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions adopted by the European Space Agency. The agency has previously selected missions,… Read More »

New space missions will explore the mysteries of Venus and the universe

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions adopted by the European Space Agency. The agency has previously selected missions,… Read More »

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars after damaging rotor blade

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission, which completed 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity took off on April 19, 2021, becoming the first aircraft to operate and… Read More »

History-making Mars helicopter mission ends after three years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission, which completed 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity took off on April 19, 2021, becoming the first aircraft to operate and… Read More »