Mission 360

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  Return to the Jurassic Now Streaming on OTT: Where to Watch This Dinosaur Survival Thriller

  Return to the Jurassic follows a failed expedition that turns into a deadly survival battle.

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  NASA Plans Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft for Skyfall Mission to Mars

  NASA’s Skyfall mission will test nuclear electric propulsion with the Space Reactor-1 Freedom spacecraft. Launching in 2028, it will deploy helicopter swarms on Mars to scout landing sites and search for water, potentially cutting travel time by 25%.

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  Kepler-51 Super-Puff Planets Baffle Scientists as JWST Finds No Atmosphere Clues

  The Kepler-51 system hosts three ultra-light “super-puff” planets with massive atmospheres and tiny cores. New JWST observations failed to detect atmospheric signatures, suggesting thick hydrocarbon haze and deepening the mystery of how such worlds form.

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  Blue Origin Announces NEO Hunter Mission to Track and Deflect Dangerous Asteroids

  Blue Origin has unveiled NEO Hunter, a mission designed to detect and deflect dangerous asteroids. Using CubeSats, ion beams, and kinetic impact, it aims to protect Earth and highlights the growing role of private companies in planetary defense.

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  NASA Artemis II Nears Launch After Fixing Key Rocket Issue

  NASA’s Artemis II mission is nearing launch after engineers resolved a key safety issue. The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are set for rollout, preparing for a historic crewed journey around the Moon for the first time in decades.

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  Russia Plans Venera-D Mission to Venus in 2036 With Lander, Orbiter, and Balloon Probe

  Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036. The mission will include an orbiter, balloon probe and lander to study Venus’s atmosphere, clouds and surface, while searching for possible microbial life and continuing the legacy of Soviet Venus exploration.

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  NASA Begins Building Dragonfly Drone; Nuclear-Powered ‘Octocopter’ Enters Testing Ahead of 2028 Launch

  NASA has begun construction of the Dragonfly mission, which will utilise a nuclear-powered rotorcraft lander to investigate Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The car-sized drone is scheduled to launch in 2028 and will conduct a comprehensive surface survey using its Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG). The spacecraft will comple...

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  NASA’s Carruthers Observatory Begins Mission to Study Earth’s Hydrogen Halo

  NASA’s Carruthers Observatory has begun its two-year science mission to study Earth’s hydrogen-rich exosphere from a halo orbit at Sun–Earth L1. Equipped with ultraviolet cameras, the small satellite will continuously image the faint geocorona, tracking how solar storms and fast solar wind streams cause the upper atmosphere to expand, contrac...

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  NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Study Space Weather Between Earth and Mars

  NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will send two identical orbiters to Mars to study how solar wind and space weather strip away the planet’s atmosphere. Launching in 2025 and arriving in 2027, the twin spacecraft will measure solar wind conditions and Mars’s atmospheric response simultaneously, helping scientists understand how the Red Planet lost its ...

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  NASA Rolls Back Artemis II Rocket After Upper Stage Helium Issue

  NASA has rolled back the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft after engineers detected a helium flow issue in the upper stage during fueling tests. The problem affects fuel tank pressurization and engine performance, delaying the planned March launch as teams inspect and repair the rocket.