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Two rocky exoplanets discovered around nearby star

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Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected two rocky alien worlds orbiting a nearby M dwarf star known as HD 260655....

Enigmatic rock layer in Mars’ Gale crater awaits measurements by the Curiosity rover

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Scientists have been studying the sediments within Mars' Gale crater for many years using orbital data sets, but thanks to the Curiosity rover driving...

Blasting Earth’s location out to potential aliens is a controversial idea

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If a person is lost in the wilderness, they have two options. They can search for civilization, or they could make themselves easy to...

Venus and Jupiter to get hearts racing with celestial ‘kiss’

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Early risers are in for a celestial treat this weekend when four planets in our solar system align in the sky, culminating in a...

The instability at the beginning of the solar system: Does it portend an undiscovered planet?

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Michigan State University's Seth Jacobson and colleagues in China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of...

Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water

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Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar...

Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman launched to ISS for extended space mission

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Jessica Watkins made history on Wednesday by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station. Watkins,...

Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?

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Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be...

Rich trio back on Earth after charter trip to space station

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Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA's debut as...

Scientists model landscape formation on Titan, revealing an Earth-like alien world

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Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While...

Water on Jupiter’s moon closer to surface than thought

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Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for...

Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

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Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade...
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