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Perseverance rover converts CO2 into oxygen on Mars for the first time
•MOXIE produced five grams of oxygen, equal to 10 minutes of breathable oxygen for astronaut carrying out normal activity.
ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter could last for seven years in orbit: Jitendra Singh
•ISRO's missions are known to have an enhanced life than what is earlier envisaged.
Where did all of Mars' water go? NASA thinks its trapped under its surface
•They found that the planet lost most of its water between four to 3.7 billion years ago,
SuperCam on-board NASA's Perseverance rover collected its first samples on Mars
•The laser can zap objects smaller than a pencil point as far away as seven metres and observes spots beyond the reach of the rover's arm.
Dare mighty things: NASA hides secret message in Perseverance rover's parachute
•The line is from President Theodore Roosevelt and is also a mantra at JPL that adorns many of the centre’s walls.
China's Tianwen-1 is currently parked in temporary orbit, waiting to land on Mars
•A successful bid to land Tianwen-1 would make China only the second country after the US to place a spacecraft on Mars.
Night, night Chang'e-4: China's moon probe goes dormant for 14 days till next lunar day
•The rover Yutu-2 has far exceeded its three-month design lifespan, becoming the longest-working lunar rover on the moon.
China's space dream is moving in overdrive: A Long March to the Moon, Mars and beyond
•China is looking to finally catch up with the US and Russia after years of belatedly matching their milestones.
ISRO releases initial data from India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2
•The Chandrayaan-2 mission was India''s first attempt to land on the lunar surface.
China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes activities on the far side of the moon for 22nd lunar day
Trendingdesk •The Chinese space agency revealed that Yutu-2 will be moving northwest towards a “basalt area” that are some “impact craters with high reflectivity”.