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Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars

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• Science & Astronomy

Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars

Space.com December 10, 2024

On Mars, some of the most likely places to look for traces of ancient life may also...

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How the ‘Great Filter’ could explain why we haven’t found intelligent aliens

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How the ‘Great Filter’ could explain why we haven’t found intelligent aliens

Space.com December 10, 2024

“Where is everybody?” That famous phrase, uttered over lunch by eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, perfectly encapsulated what...

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SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

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SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

Space.com December 10, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shined above a twinkling Christmas tree like a festive tree topper during...

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Learn how Pike and Number One met at Starfleet Academy in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum’ (exclusive)

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Learn how Pike and Number One met at Starfleet Academy in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum’ (exclusive)

Space.com December 10, 2024

It’s been pretty quiet except for the crickets in the “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” frontier lately,...

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James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

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James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

Space.com December 10, 2024

By reverse-engineering James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) exoplanet data, a team of astronomers just spotted dozens of...

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‘Dune: Prophecy’ ‘Twice Born’ — Plans go awry, people die, and what’s behind those blue eyes?

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‘Dune: Prophecy’ ‘Twice Born’ — Plans go awry, people die, and what’s behind those blue eyes?

Space.com December 10, 2024

Fill a glass of spiked eggnog as we streak toward the finish line of “Dune: Prophecy!“ The...

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The moon’s oldest crater is super round – and that’s great news for NASA’s Artemis astronauts

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• Science & Astronomy

The moon’s oldest crater is super round – and that’s great news for NASA’s Artemis astronauts

Space.com December 9, 2024

New research published in the Earth and Planetary Science Letters journal suggests the moon’s oldest crater, the...

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Hubble Telescope sees ‘weird things’ in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

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• Science & Astronomy

Hubble Telescope sees ‘weird things’ in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

Space.com December 9, 2024

The Hubble Space Telescope has stared deeper into a quasar than ever before, discovering “weird” features in...

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SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

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SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

Space.com December 9, 2024

SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket, which could take place...

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to ‘small men’ on the internet: ‘I should have expected this.’

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to ‘small men’ on the internet: ‘I should have expected this.’

Space.com December 9, 2024

Emily Calandrelli made history on Nov. 22, 2024, when she became the 100th woman to go to...

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