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In a stellar flyby, a star approaches our Solar System close enough to create gravitational mayhem. The...
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Artist Ashley Zelinskie and DJ illich Mujica get psychedelic in New York City.
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Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed a new procedure, enabling them to speed up elaborate...
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The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.
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File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image:...
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A large protocluster of galaxies that existed 12.6 billion years ago, first discovered with the Subaru Telescope,...
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Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising...
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The universe may have its own version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and that might be enough to...
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May 25 and 26, 1959, saw the first meeting of the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space...
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The source of the significant water ice deposits hidden in Mercury’s polar regions has been a topic...
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Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth's...
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Translucent, speckled, and barely the size of a grain of rice, a new species of sea slug...
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Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a triply-eclipsing star system. The newfound system,...
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"This ring? It's the most powerful weapon in the universe."
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Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 25: Three planets...
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As part of a commercial partnership, NASA is developing a sophisticated chip that will give spacecraft the...
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We’ve discovered large numbers of small rocky exoplanets, but they’re at such great distances that habitability is...
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New research led by Penn State scientists suggests that some of the highest-energy cosmic rays may consist...
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A team of South Korean scientists has uncovered new evidence that could help explain how Earth’s atmosphere...