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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch...
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Liftoff of the Falcon 9 was at 11:05 a.m. EDT on Thursday (June 11) as anticipation soared...
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Earth was bombarded by impactors in its first couple billion years. These impacts created a vast network...
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Stars shine because atoms fuse in their interiors, releasing energy. When a very massive star has exhausted...
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A “galaxy-killing” wind driven by cosmic mergers may explain why many massive galaxies in the early universe...
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NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years...
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The past and present are rife with examples of advisers convincing leaders of the benefits of launching...
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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will form a striking 3-planet parade low above the western horizon after sunset...
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If you’re like us, you’ve been following the close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the June...
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To truly understand what an asteroid is made up of, we need to send a probe to...
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El Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to...
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In Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, opening tomorrow, protagonists race across the globe to expose a decades-long government...
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'It's not a big deal that they’re women in their fields. They're just sort of surviving and...
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Sulfur is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. If you peer into a diffuse...
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Moon missions come in all shapes and sizes, from car-sized rovers packed with scientific equipment to towering...
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Celestron's iconic orange NexStar series is on sale on Amazon and includes the smallest of the set,...
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Binary asteroid systems are widespread throughout our inner solar system. For decades, the standard paradigm held that...
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Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space
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We got tactical and stayed frosty for our preview of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, guided by game...
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Born in 1888, artist and illustrator Chesley Bonestell became famous for his realistic paintings of space. His...