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Researchers Narrow Down the Type of Meteorite that Killed the Dinosaurs

An international team of Earth scientists has narrowed down the class of impactor that caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. According…

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Astronomers Determine that Exoplanets Around Barnard’s Star are Extremely Uninhabitable

Scientists have painted the most detailed portrait yet of the planetary system orbiting Barnard’s Star. Unfortunately, the picture is not…

7 hours ago

Meet Our Newest Stellar Neighbours That Hid in the Glare of Other Stars

Astronomers have found four new white dwarfs within about 65 light years. Even though the sky has been studied thoroughly,…

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The 1st ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer is here, and it’s stuffed to bursting with superheroes

One thing is for certain: there will absolutely be no shortage of superheroes in Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Doomsday", as evidenced…

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SpaceX targets July 23 for crucial Starship Flight 13 test launch after abort

SpaceX has pushed the next launch of its Starship megarocket back a few more days.Elon Musk's company is now targeting…

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NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-13 Mission to Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members are pictured in their pressure suits seated inside a mockup Dragon spacecraft during a preflight training…

10 hours ago

Scientists discover mystery molecule on Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan: ‘We cannot say what it is’

Separated by billions of miles and shaped by very different environments, Saturn's smoggy moon Titan and the dwarf planet Pluto…

10 hours ago

NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration

4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A modified Saab 340B aircraft in flight powered in part…

11 hours ago

New NASA Earth Missions Gear Up to Start Science Flights

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and…

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Finding Venus Zone Planets with PLATO Will Show Us How Habitable Planets Evolve

While simply finding exoplanets was an important first step in exoplanet science, more ambitious goals await. The ESA will launch…

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