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Read article: NASA selects two Venus missions for launch Telescopes and space missions News NASA selects two Venus missions for launch VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will take-off between 2028 and 2030 to investigate Earth’s sister planet
Read article: Frozen detonation could enable hypersonic flight Telescopes and space missions Research update Frozen detonation could enable hypersonic flight Detonation-based engines could play an important role in future space exploration and extremely high-speed intercontinental travel
Read article: China successfully lands Zhurong rover on Mars Telescopes and space missions News China successfully lands Zhurong rover on Mars China becomes the second country after the US to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of the red planet
Read article: Melting glaciers have been shifting the Earth’s poles since 1995, new study suggests Earth sciences Research update Melting glaciers have been shifting the Earth’s poles since 1995, new study suggests Movement of water from land to the oceans is affecting our planet’s rotation