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By Linda Park, Editor, Tech | May 7, 2026 A Brazilian cosmologist has accidentally uncovered a potential “shortcut” to Mars that could dramatically reduce the time required for crewed missions, according to a study published in the journal Acta Astronautica in April 2026. By reanalyzing discarded early orbital data of near-Earth asteroids—originally used to assess … Read more