What would we do if we spotted a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with Earth? Could we …
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite launched into Earth orbit on Friday, December 16, from Vandenberg …
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A space telescope designed to search for the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets that stray into Earth’s orbital neighborhood, …
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40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures on Jupiter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where …
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NASA Gets an Unusually Close Glimpse of a Black Hole Snacking on a Star
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRecent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole-feeding …
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Since NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on Sept. 26 — altering its …
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When NASA’s Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters in 2014, the …
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New Study Confirms the Light From Outside Our Galaxy Is Brighter Than Expected
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three …
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When a star explodes (a supernova), it sends its intense burst of light out in all directions that …
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Set for a November launch, the small satellite mission will use lasers to search for water ice inside …