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Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth
Less than a decade from now, a spacecraft from Mars may swing by Earth to drop off precious cargo: samples…
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Betelgeuse ‘Great Dimming’ Mystery Solved by Satellite Photobomb
In late 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would engulf the globe, much of the world was instead concerned…
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Will NASA Save Europe’s Beleaguered Mars Rover?
Europe’s long-awaited ExoMars rover—the first ever for the continent—seems to be cursed. Parachute problems scuppered its initially planned launch in…
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Boeing’s Starliner Launch Will Bring New Cargo and Science to the Space Station
Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station is poised to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT…
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New Record-Breaking Simulation Sheds Light on ‘Cosmic Dawn’
Much remains a mystery about the first billion years of the universe’s history, the epoch in which the cosmos emerged…
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Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia
Russia’s moon cooperation plans are yet another space causality of the country’s ongoing attack against Ukraine. In an April 13…
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Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission
The long-neglected planet Uranus might get a visitor for the first time in decades. NASA should send a flagship mission…
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China Is Hatching a Plan to Find Earth 2.0
After sending robots to the Moon, landing them on Mars and building its own space station, China is now eyeing…
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Ax-1, First Private Crewed Space Station Mission, Launches Successfully
A pioneering astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Ax-1, a…
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A Stunning Image Shows Stars Aligned for the James Webb Space Telescope
After James Webb Space Telescope officials released a stunning image of a single star, the team is ready to get other telescope…
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