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What China’s new moon rocks could reveal that Apollo samples didn’t
China’s robotic spacecraft has brought back rocks and dust from the lunar far side that may solve enduring mysteries about…
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Another world in our solar system has lapping seas, scientists say
Earth isn’t the only world in the solar system with active lakes, rivers, and oceans. About 880 million miles away…
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Creature with giant eggs filmed thousands of feet undersea
The deep sea teems with life. But in the black depths, these organisms remain largely mysterious. Squids in the deep…
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NASA drills freaky scenario where elusive asteroid heads towards Earth
What if, in 14 years, a newly-discovered asteroid was likely to strike Earth? But that’s not all. This threatening space…
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This nova is on the verge of exploding. You could see it any day now.
Any day now, people will look up and see a distant star exploding. Though Earthlings will be able to observe…
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New Webb telescope image isn’t just stunning. It shattered a record.
The most powerful space telescope ever built has peered into the dawn of time. You read that right. The James…
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Astronomers just witnessed a whole galaxy ‘turn on the lights’
Scientists for years thought the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 was about as remarkable as its serial code name. Then it did something…
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Scientists discover how old Jupiter’s Great Red Spot really is
Centuries ago, a huge red spot on Jupiter vanished. But years later, a new one was born. Today we know…
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NASA mission spots Chinese spacecraft on far side of the moon
NASA’s moon-orbiting spacecraft can spot trails left by astronaut boots on the lunar surface. Now, it’s captured a view of…
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The strange new worlds scientists have discovered this year
Astronomers continue to discover worlds beyond Earth’s solar system, detecting hundreds of new ones each year in the vastness of…
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