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'Star Wars' used to be the ultimate theatrical experience, but have years of Disney+ spin-offs dulled its...
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On May 19, 1939, Francis “Dick” Scobee was born in Washington State. Scobee joined the Air Force...
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Plotting the optimal trajectory to visit multiple asteroids is a fiendishly difficult take on the Traveling Salesperson...
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Cosmologists have long struggled to determine whether the universe’s accelerating expansion is being driven by a simple...
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Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops...
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On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts...
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Tidal wetlands are critical, yet vulnerable ecosystems. Tidal marshes, mangrove forests, and tidal flats support biodiversity, protect...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 18: The Moon...
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A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and...
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You’re doing some late afternoon work on the habitat as part of humanity’s first exoplanet settlement, but...
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Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation...
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As the global push toward a carbon-neutral society accelerates, understanding how microorganisms metabolize methanol with high efficiency...
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There’s a distinct category of exoworlds out there that orbit two stars. They’re called “circumbinary” planets and...
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During the 1970s, the first interstellar probes were launched, carrying messages specifically designed to be intelligible to...
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Mission Highlight: SMILE The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are targeting...
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In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected—observations of an atmospheric effect...
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Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of...
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As misinformation spreads faster than ever across digital platforms, new research highlights growing risks to public understanding...
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Looking back at 14 years of Hubble telescope data for Jupiter’s moon Europa has given Southwest Research...