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NASA plane swooped over the Arctic. It detected a buried military base.

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA plane swooped over the Arctic. It detected a buried military base.

Mashable November 27, 2024

The U.S. Army chose frigid, remote Greenland for a secretive Cold War project code-named “Iceworm.” Years later,...

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Is Mercury in retrograde? Yes, but there’s a catch.

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Is Mercury in retrograde? Yes, but there’s a catch.

Mashable November 26, 2024

Mercury is a little-known, still mysterious world. But one thing is certain. Mercury, the closest planet to...

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Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon

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• Science & Astronomy

Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon

Mashable November 26, 2024

When the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of the Sombrero Galaxy 20 years ago, it resembled...

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Is Mercury in retrograde again? Yes, but there’s a catch.

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• Science & Astronomy

Is Mercury in retrograde again? Yes, but there’s a catch.

Mashable November 25, 2024

Mercury is a little-known, still mysterious world. But one thing is certain. Mercury, the closest planet to...

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NASA spotted a very young planet. It could become a super-Earth.

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA spotted a very young planet. It could become a super-Earth.

Mashable November 23, 2024

Astronomers got lucky. NASA has confirmed over 5,780 worlds beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. But it’s...

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Scientists watch hardcore object blasting energy beams into space

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Scientists watch hardcore object blasting energy beams into space

Mashable November 22, 2024

A rapidly spinning, profoundly dense object is blasting a “flame-like” beam into space. It’s a type of...

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No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now

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• Science & Astronomy

No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now

Mashable November 22, 2024

Astronomers have been able to look at the sun and a handful of other stars in the...

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Space camera films footage of giant Starship rocket launching to space

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• Science & Astronomy

Space camera films footage of giant Starship rocket launching to space

Mashable November 21, 2024

You know you live in the space age when solar storms knock out farmers’ GPS-reliant tractors and...

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SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight successful despite abandoning booster catch

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• Science & Astronomy

SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight successful despite abandoning booster catch

Mashable November 20, 2024

SpaceX conducted its sixth Starship test flight on Tuesday, with CEO Elon Musk joined by U.S. President-elect...

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How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.

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• Science & Astronomy

How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.

Mashable November 20, 2024

Superman may fly faster than a speeding bullet, but he’d easily lose in a race against a...

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