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'I was not looking for this': Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half

Researchers found a 153-day crewed Mars round trip is possible in 2031 using an asteroid-based trajectory and near-term rocket technology.

Summary by Live Science
A new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year.

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A random discovery from 2015 led to the contouring of a theory that could reduce to half the time of a journey back to Mars. A scientist from Brazil realized that astronauts...

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