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Study shows unexpected expansion of rare earth element mining activities in Myanmar-China border region

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Study shows unexpected expansion of rare earth element mining activities in Myanmar-China border region

Phys.org December 1, 2023

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Curious double moon discovered orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’ now has a name

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Curious double moon discovered orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’ now has a name

Space.com December 1, 2023

Something serendipitous happened in early November. It had to do with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, a solar-winged probe...

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Watch a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS live on Dec. 1

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Watch a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS live on Dec. 1

Space.com December 1, 2023

A Russian cargo ship will fly to the space station on Friday (Dec. 1), and you can...

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For Henry Kissinger, NASA’S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

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For Henry Kissinger, NASA’S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

Space.com December 1, 2023

Henry Kissinger, the legendary statesman who served as Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald...

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Here’s what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

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Here’s what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

Space.com December 1, 2023

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to view Mars from the vantage point of...

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300 gamma-ray-blasting neutron stars found in massive haul — and some are ‘spider pulsars’

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300 gamma-ray-blasting neutron stars found in massive haul — and some are ‘spider pulsars’

Space.com November 30, 2023

The Fermi gamma-ray space telescope has discovered around 300 rapidly spinning neutron stars. Each of the newfound...

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Meet ‘Selam,’ the curious double moon orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’

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Meet ‘Selam,’ the curious double moon orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’

Space.com November 30, 2023

Something serendipitous happened in early November. It had to do with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, a solar-winged probe...

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The Milky Way lights up the ‘Valley of the moon’ in magical new night sky photo

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The Milky Way lights up the ‘Valley of the moon’ in magical new night sky photo

Space.com November 30, 2023

The stars of the Milky Way glisten in the night sky above Chile’s Valle de la Luna...

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Mary Cleave, space shuttle astronaut who led NASA’s science division, dies at 76

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Mary Cleave, space shuttle astronaut who led NASA’s science division, dies at 76

Space.com November 30, 2023

Former astronaut Mary Cleave, who launched twice on the space shuttle before becoming the first woman to...

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Powerful ‘Cannibal’ solar burst will hit Earth tonight. Widespread auroras predicted

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Powerful ‘Cannibal’ solar burst will hit Earth tonight. Widespread auroras predicted

Space.com November 30, 2023

NOAA’s aurora forecast for tonight.  (Image credit: NOAA) Aurora chasers around the world are eagerly awaiting the...

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