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Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that’s ‘absolutely monstrous,’ scientists say

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Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that’s ‘absolutely monstrous,’ scientists say

Space.com March 29, 2023

The Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 revealed the infrared afterglow (circled) of the BOAT GRB...

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Spot the half-lit moon between the Gemini twins Castor and Pollux tonight

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Spot the half-lit moon between the Gemini twins Castor and Pollux tonight

Space.com March 29, 2023

Tonight’s gibbous moon can help guide skywatchers to two iconic stars in the night sky. On Wednesday...

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Webb telescope finds a ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet that defies expectations

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Webb telescope finds a ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet that defies expectations

Space.com March 29, 2023

The atmospheres of gas giant planets across the Milky Way galaxy can be very different from those...

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James Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on Earth-like TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet

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James Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on Earth-like TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet

Space.com March 28, 2023

New measurements by the James Webb Space Telescope found that a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star known...

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NASA rockets search for hurricane-like swirls at the edge of space

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NASA rockets search for hurricane-like swirls at the edge of space

Space.com March 28, 2023

Scientists are using rockets to search for giant hurricane-like swirls in the region near where Earth’s atmosphere...

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Devastation from deadly Mississippi tornado spotted from space (satellite photos)

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Devastation from deadly Mississippi tornado spotted from space (satellite photos)

Space.com March 28, 2023

Maxar satellite imagery of the destroyed homes and businesses along Blues Highway in Rolling Fork, Mississippi after...

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Saturn moon Titan could hold the clues to life’s origin. This NASA drone could find them

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Saturn moon Titan could hold the clues to life’s origin. This NASA drone could find them

Space.com March 28, 2023

The fourth in a line of groundbreaking NASA missions that could redefine how we understand life in...

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Webb telescope just started peering at the fascinating TRAPPIST planets

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Webb telescope just started peering at the fascinating TRAPPIST planets

Mashable March 28, 2023

Scientists have waited on pins and needles for more details about the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, a family...

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Deadly cyclone ‘Freddy’ may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

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Deadly cyclone ‘Freddy’ may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

Space.com March 27, 2023

A super-powered cyclone named “Freddy” has likely broken a number of mindblowing records since it formed in...

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Why is Mercury so weird? Blame the giant outer planets.

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Why is Mercury so weird? Blame the giant outer planets.

Space.com March 27, 2023

Mercury is a planet that just doesn’t make sense. It’s incredibly small yet hosts a relatively massive...

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