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1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be ‘a fragment of an ancient ocean world’

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1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be ‘a fragment of an ancient ocean world’

Space.com February 6, 2024

Scientists are now inspecting snagged, bagged and tagged bits and pieces from asteroid Bennu, the cosmic mother...

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James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny bright galaxies to shine light on dark matter

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James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny bright galaxies to shine light on dark matter

Space.com February 6, 2024

If the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) investigates tiny and bright galaxies in the early universe, it...

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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (photo, video)

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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (photo, video)

Space.com February 5, 2024

NASA’s Perseverance Rover took a photo of its broken companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, as it sat alone...

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Solar maximum is coming, but we won’t know it happened until 7 months after it’s over

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Solar maximum is coming, but we won’t know it happened until 7 months after it’s over

Space.com February 5, 2024

The sun has been gradually gaining strength as it nears its highest rate of activity — solar...

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879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space

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879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space

Space.com February 5, 2024

The spaceflight record books have just been rewritten. Over the weekend, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a...

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Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

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Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

Space.com February 5, 2024

Spring, summer, fall and winter – the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same...

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‘Halo’ Season 2 charges back onto Paramount Plus this week with plenty to prove

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‘Halo’ Season 2 charges back onto Paramount Plus this week with plenty to prove

Space.com February 5, 2024

Few TV shows have incited the ire of loyal fanbases more than Paramount+’s live-action, non-canon adaptation of...

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic ‘tug of war’ between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic ‘tug of war’ between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)

Space.com February 5, 2024

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on one side of a cosmic tug-of-war that will rage...

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Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe

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Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe

Space.com February 5, 2024

Astronomers have discovered a quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, in the infant universe. Strikingly, this...

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NASA’s PACE satellite will study Earth’s tiniest mysteries from space: Watch it launch live Feb. 6

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NASA’s PACE satellite will study Earth’s tiniest mysteries from space: Watch it launch live Feb. 6

Space.com February 5, 2024

On Feb. 6, NASA is scheduled to launch a major, multi-million dollar satellite to a reserved spot...

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