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NASA astronaut snaps footage of glorious comet flying through space

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA astronaut snaps footage of glorious comet flying through space

Mashable October 11, 2024

An icy visitor is flying through the inner solar system.Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also called Comet C/2023 A3, has...

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NASA ventured into the Valley of 10,000 Smokes, a forbidding land

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NASA ventured into the Valley of 10,000 Smokes, a forbidding land

Mashable October 10, 2024

Imposing bears teem in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. But few dare enter its Valley of...

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Scientists find powerful window into the extreme reaches of space

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Scientists find powerful window into the extreme reaches of space

Mashable October 8, 2024

There are funhouse mirrors in space. Objects in the universe can be so massive — often clusters...

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We’ve reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces

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We’ve reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces

Mashable October 5, 2024

Crew onboard the Russian Soyuz capsule, a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) that took place...

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Webb telescope peers into our galaxy’s outskirts, sees stunning scene

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Webb telescope peers into our galaxy’s outskirts, sees stunning scene

Mashable October 5, 2024

The far outskirts of our galaxy are teeming with activity.Astronomers pointed the powerful James Webb Space Telescope...

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

Mashable October 5, 2024

Robotic Martians can see blue Earth in Mars‘ sky. The Curiosity rover, a car-sized NASA robot looking...

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Here’s what it looks like when you poke your head out of a spaceship

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Here’s what it looks like when you poke your head out of a spaceship

Mashable October 4, 2024

For the first time in history, a private citizen has left the confines of a spaceship while...

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Scientists are collecting pee from SpaceX travelers. There’s a good reason.

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• Science & Astronomy

Scientists are collecting pee from SpaceX travelers. There’s a good reason.

Mashable October 4, 2024

Jay Buckey flew to space as a NASA astronaut in 1998. Decades later, he watched one of...

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NASA spacecraft snaps photo of huge volcano forming on distant world

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA spacecraft snaps photo of huge volcano forming on distant world

Mashable October 4, 2024

The most volcanic world in our solar system has sprouted a new volcano. And its lava flows...

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Watch SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission conduct the first all-civilian spacewalk in history

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• Science & Astronomy

Watch SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission conduct the first all-civilian spacewalk in history

Mashable October 3, 2024

SpaceX‘s Polaris Dawn mission finally launched on Tuesday, after a series of delays pushed back its commencement...

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