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Webb telescope makes unexpected find in outskirts of our solar system

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• Science & Astronomy

Webb telescope makes unexpected find in outskirts of our solar system

Mashable February 21, 2024

In our solar system’s proverbial “no man’s land,” a deep space realm beyond the planets, scientists detected...

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What’s the big deal about solar eclipses? It’s a ‘full-body experience.’

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• Science & Astronomy

What’s the big deal about solar eclipses? It’s a ‘full-body experience.’

Mashable February 18, 2024

Since seeing his first solar eclipse at age 12, Ralph Chou has tried to relive that profound...

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NASA Mars rover looks up, sees its strange moon eclipsing the sun

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA Mars rover looks up, sees its strange moon eclipsing the sun

Mashable February 17, 2024

There aren’t any Martians around to watch eclipses on Mars. But there are robots. NASA’s Mars Perseverance...

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Water is discovered on asteroids — by a defunct NASA mission

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• Science & Astronomy

Water is discovered on asteroids — by a defunct NASA mission

Mashable February 17, 2024

A pioneering NASA 747 aircraft outfitted with a big telescope was retired a couple years ago. But...

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Watch SpaceX gracefully release a moon lander into space

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• Launch

Watch SpaceX gracefully release a moon lander into space

Mashable February 17, 2024

NASA is getting another crack at landing on the moon, after a Pittsburgh company it contracted failed...

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The sun has enormous spots right now. You might be able to see them.

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• Science & Astronomy

The sun has enormous spots right now. You might be able to see them.

Mashable February 16, 2024

NASA scientists studying the sun have detected an enormous group of darkened patches in the middle of...

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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon has been keeping a big secret

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• Science & Astronomy

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon has been keeping a big secret

Mashable February 14, 2024

A moon of Saturn that bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars‘ Death Star has been holding...

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Scientists reveal SUV-sized camera that will change our grasp of space

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• Technology

Scientists reveal SUV-sized camera that will change our grasp of space

Mashable February 13, 2024

A revolutionary telescope will come online in 2025. And mounted to it will be a giant camera...

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NASA found a super-Earth. It’s in a tantalizing place.

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA found a super-Earth. It’s in a tantalizing place.

Mashable February 10, 2024

A NASA telescope orbiting our planet has spotted an intriguing super-Earth — a world some 30 to...

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NASA craft snaps extraordinarily close images of volcano-covered world

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA craft snaps extraordinarily close images of volcano-covered world

Mashable February 10, 2024

Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io.After swooping by Jupiter’s tortured moon on Feb. 3, NASA‘s Juno spacecraft beamed...

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