Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders who took iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo dies in plane crash
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SpaceX's Starship Rocket Successfully Completes 1st Return From Space
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China space watchers hail SpaceX Starship's 'breathtaking' test flight
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SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy-Starship returns to Earth without exploding after first full test flight
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Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship missions both hit spaceflight milestones this week
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Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch, nails 300th booster landing!
SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket for 300th time (video)
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SpaceX Starship makes breakthrough ocean landing
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SpaceX records 300th Falcon 9 booster landing after Friday launch
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China’s lunar probe successfully lifts off from the far side of the Moon
Chang'e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth
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Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says
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First detection of negative ions on the Moon
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Webb Telescope Uncovers a Mysterious Carbon Treasure Trove Around Young Star
Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star
Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
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Planet-forming disk around small star offers big surprises
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JWST discovers large variety of carbon-rich gases that serve as ingredients for future planets around very low-mass star
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Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic
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Rare astronomical event will be visible from Earth for a week this year
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The storied Hubble telescope has gone into 'safe mode.' Here's NASA's plan to keep it alive
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The storied Hubble telescope has gone into ‘safe mode.’ Here’s NASA’s plan to keep it alive
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A billionaire wanted to save the Hubble Telescope — here's why NASA politely declined
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NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope
NASA Rejects Hubble Space Telescope Rescue Mission and Trims Its Science
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At long last: Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9
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Where To See The Northern Lights Tonight
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Here's Where You Could See Aurora Borealis
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What time will the Northern Lights be visible in Arizona?
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Northern lights forecast: Sunspot has potential for another week
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Will NC see the northern lights again this weekend?
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‘We’re trying to find the shape of space’: scientists wonder if the universe is like a doughnut
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New research finds lake under Mars ice cap unlikely
Lake on Mars dismissed as technology glitch
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Life Probably Played No Role in Mars' Organic Matter
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What lies beneath: Mars' subsurface ice could be a key to sustaining future habitats on other planets
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NASA Invites Media to Cover the Rollout of Artemis II Moon Rocket
NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage
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Cosmic bombshell may change everything we know about the Milky Way galaxy
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Turns Out Our Galaxy Cannibalized A Companion Much More Recently Than We Thought
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Recent Cosmic Collision Shakes Up Milky Way History
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Milky Way’s last big collision with another galaxy was much more recent than previously thought
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Gaia: Milky Way's last major collision was surprisingly recent
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Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggests
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Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
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Largest known genome is within this plain plant on the forest floor, study says
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Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snow
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There Are Giant Viruses on Ice Sheet's Surface in the Arctic—But That's a Good Thing
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Giant viruses discovered in Greenland could slow ice melt
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Prehistoric mini-ape discovered in Germany the smallest to ever live
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Fossil finds amplify Europe's status as a hotbed of great ape evolution
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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe
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Smallest known great ape, which lived 11m years ago, found in Germany
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Dear Prudence: My secret crush found out, and he's threatening to call the police.
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Scientists Intrigued by Signal From Space Repeating Every Hour
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PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet
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Brain Cells May Actually Try to Predict The Future During Sleep
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At the Dawn of Time: MIT Physicists Link Dark Matter to “Super-Charged” Microscopic Black Holes
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The first example of cellular origami | Stanford Report
This protist unfolds its 'neck' up to 30 times its body length to scout prey
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First-Of-Its-Kind “Origami” Solves Mystery Of This Single-Celled Critter's Impressive Neck
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Single-celled predator extends its 'neck' with the help of origami
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'Living origami' monster cell with 200 feet neck extension discovered
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NASA Planning Cutting-Edge Space Telescope to Find Alien Worlds Like Earth
Congressional language alters plans for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory
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Suppressing Starlight: How to Find Other Earths
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NASA Funds Tech Maturation Projects For Future Telescopes
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NASA Selects 3 Industry Proposals for Advancing Future Space Telescope Technologies
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Explosive 'devil comet' grows seemingly impossible 2nd tail after close flyby of Earth — but it's not what it seems
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Parenting advice: My son set out to tame the local squirrels. It's led to a rift I didn't expect.
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Siberia's 'gateway to hell' is now so big it can be seen from space
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Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' is rapidly expanding in size, scientists discover
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What is the Batagaika crater?: Earth's growing 'Gateway to Hell'
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Scientists discover 'Gateway to Hell' in Siberia is expanding rapidly
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Giant Siberian 'Gateway to Hell' won't stop growing and scientists are concerned
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Mysterious ‘hole’ on Mars excites enthusiasts, could shelter humans during expeditions
The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
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Mystery Of What Caused This Giant Hole On Mars – And What Lies Inside?
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This pit found near an extinct volcano on Mars could shelter humans, experts say
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Long Island professor discovers new dinosaur in Zimbabwe: 'Big career moment'
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New bipedal dinosaur species unearthed in major Zimbabwe discovery
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NY professor part of team that discovered dinosaur fossil in Zimbabwe
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Assistant professor on LI helped discover new dinosaur
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Stony Brook University professor part of team to find new dinosaur species
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Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how
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NASA satellite images of cyclones on Jupiter reveal storms are fueled by processes similar to those on Earth
Frontogenesis at Jovian high latitudes
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Surprisingly, storms on Jupiter and Earth have something in common
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Storms on Jupiter powered by processes similar to those on Earth: Study
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Tiny Overlooked Creatures May Have Triggered Explosion of Life on Earth
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Weekend reads: Major Alzheimer's paper slated for retraction; research dog breeder pleads guilty; biomedical retractions quadruple
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Arrokoth the 'space snowman' probably tastes like sweet soap
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New 'Sugar World' Discovered in Kuiper Belt
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Simulation of factors that led to Arrokoth's red color suggest its surface is rich in sugars
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This Dwarf Planet Is Basically a Sweet Red Snow Cone
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Enigmatic Triassic Thalattosaur Was Able to Move on Land, Paleontologists Say
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Massive 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster suggests dark matter smashes into itself
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Saturday Citations: Praising dogs; the evolution of brown fat; how SSRIs relieve depression. Plus: Boeing's Starliner
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Study finds fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth a half-billion years earlier than thought
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Evidence of Earth's First Rains Found Trapped Within Primordial Crystals
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Onset of the Earth’s hydrological cycle four billion years ago or earlier
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Freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, ancient crystals hint
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Oldest Crystals In The World Reveal Earth Had Rain And Oceans 4 Billion Years Ago
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Shigir Idol: World's oldest wood sculpture has mysterious carved faces and once stood 17 feet tall
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Scientists alarmed by discovery after sending robot under the 'Doomsday Glacier'
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Scientists Have Discovered a New Way to Levitate Water
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