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Meteor streaks through Jupiter’s atmosphere as NASA spacecraft watches

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Meteor streaks through Jupiter’s atmosphere as NASA spacecraft watches

Space.com March 9, 2022

When a rogue meteor careened through the atmosphere of Jupiter last year, it caught the attention of...

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An Earthlike planet may be orbiting in a dead star’s ‘habitable zone’

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An Earthlike planet may be orbiting in a dead star’s ‘habitable zone’

Space.com March 9, 2022

Planetary debris, including some objects the size of moons, may hint at a rocky exoplanet within the...

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Pristine asteroid Ryugu contains amino acids that are building blocks of life

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Pristine asteroid Ryugu contains amino acids that are building blocks of life

Space.com March 9, 2022

Samples from asteroid Ryugu are the most pristine pieces of our solar system ever studied and contain...

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Around a monster black hole, smaller black holes collide in strange ways

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Around a monster black hole, smaller black holes collide in strange ways

Space.com March 9, 2022

Take three black holes and throw them into the disk surrounding a supermassive black hole and things...

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Huge asteroid slammed into Greenland just a few million years after the dinosaurs died out

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Huge asteroid slammed into Greenland just a few million years after the dinosaurs died out

Space.com March 9, 2022

Hidden under Greenland’s thick ice sheet, scientists found what they thought was the scar of an asteroid...

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There’s a big rock stuck inside one of Perseverance’s wheels

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There’s a big rock stuck inside one of Perseverance’s wheels

Phys.org March 9, 2022

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech It looks like the Perseverance rover has an unwanted passenger, a rock stuck inside one...

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The ultimate case for living on Venus

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The ultimate case for living on Venus

Mashable March 8, 2022

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These 2 supermassive black holes will collide

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These 2 supermassive black holes will collide

EarthSky March 8, 2022

Astronomers said in late February 2022 that they believe they’ve found the closest pair of supermassive black...

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Meet the project manager working to develop the rocket that will bring Mars samples to Earth

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Meet the project manager working to develop the rocket that will bring Mars samples to Earth

Phys.org March 8, 2022

This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), which will carry tubes containing Martian rock and soil...

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NASA’s NICER telescope sees hot spots merge on a magnetar

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NASA’s NICER telescope sees hot spots merge on a magnetar

Phys.org March 8, 2022

Scientists think SGR 1830’s hot spots likely resembled the bases of coronal loops frequently seen on the...

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