IFLScience April 28, 2026 • 13:47

Astronomer Tracking Near-Earth Asteroid 2001 CA21 Finds Potential Shortcut To Mars - IFLScience

By James Felton

Using the shortcut found by tracking the asteroid, it would take just 153 days to get to Mars and return to the Earth.

An astronomer using the early orbital predictions of near-Earth asteroids has found a shortcut to Mars, identifying a course that could allow for round-trips to the Red Planet which take under a year… [+3748 chars]

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