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NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid—on Purpose

[ad_1] “This is the first time we’ve actually attempted to move something in our solar system with the intent of…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Digs Up Organic Molecules on Mars

[ad_1] After trundling around the Jezero crater for 550 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance rover has amassed nearly half its planned…

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The Webb Space Telescope Snaps Its First Photo of an Exoplanet

[ad_1] The JWST’s size and sensitivity enabled it to collect more light from this planet than any previous observatory has…

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Why Was the Tonga Eruption So Massive? Scientists Have New Clues

[ad_1] Just how big was the January eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano? Four months of intensive science has only bumped…

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With Dusty Solar Panels, InSight’s Days on Mars Are Numbered

[ad_1] While InSight’s pair of solar panels, each one shaped like a decagonal (10-sided) pie, efficiently provide solar power to…

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The Guide for the Next Decade of Space Research Just Dropped

[ad_1] Who pays for the United States’ astronomy and astrophysics projects—our collective staring into the void, seeking cosmic answers? Well,…

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Extends Deep into the Gas Giant

[ad_1] The Great Red Spot—the iconic, swirling eye of Jupiter, a persistent storm that could swallow Earth whole—has more surprises…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Drills a Mars Rock on Its Second Attempt

[ad_1] As the Perseverance rover drilled into a rock on Wednesday to collect a sample from Jezero Crater on Mars,…

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