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New study of Apollo 16 moon samples reveals hidden lunar history

Soil-like pebbles in moon samples brought home by Apollo 16 astronauts have revealed new details about lunar history.

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Earth from space: Bizarre ‘pet cloud’ reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand

A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above…

2 years ago

What next for NASA’s Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons

NASA Europa Clipper mission is on its way to Europa, but it has some stops to make before it investigates…

2 years ago

Webb Scans Vega for Planets

To northern sky watchers, Vega is a familiar sight in the summer sky. It’s one of the brightest stars in…

2 years ago

Crew-8 astronaut released from hospital

A member of the Crew-8 mission hospitalized for an unspecified medical issue after splashdown has been released after an overnight…

2 years ago

Could Life at TRAPPIST-1 Survive the Star’s Superflares?

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a science-fiction writer’s dream. Seven Earth-sized worlds orbit a red dwarf star just 40 light-years away.…

2 years ago

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26).

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Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords

Chile and Cyprus are the latest nations to sign the Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration, part of surge of…

2 years ago

Red Dwarf Stars Might Be Able to Hold Onto Their Atmospheres After All

Exoplanets are a fascinating aspect of the study of the Universe. TRAPPIST-1 is perhaps one of the most intriguing exoplanet…

2 years ago

Starship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landing

SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster came within a second of aborting a “catch” landing attempt on the latest Starship test flight,…

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