Helium leak further delays Starliner crewed test flight
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Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 25
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Persistent helium leak triggers additional delay for Boeing's hard-luck Starliner spacecraft
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Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch on booster's record-breaking 21st flight, nails landing
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 50th mission of the year (video)
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NASA's PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth's poles
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NASA's new mission to study polar regions' heat loss to launch on May 22: All you need to know
NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference
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NASA’s Earth Science Prefire Mission To Probe Polar Heat Venting
Twin NASA satellites aim to study heat emissions at Earth's poles, improve future climate models
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Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
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Scientists solve mystery of ancient 'tree of life'
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Baobab Trees Had a Strange Evolutionary Journey
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Mysterious origin of the "tree of life" revealed as some of the species is just decades from extinction
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Full Coverage of this storyJames Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)
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Giant alien power plants are sucking energy from seven stars in outer space, claims study
Could Dyson spheres exist in our galaxy?
Alien 'Dyson sphere' megastructures could surround at least 7 stars in our galaxy, new studies suggest
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Mysterious Objects in Space Could Be Giant Dyson Spheres, Scientists Say
'53 candidates': Dozens of stars exhibit evidence suggesting they may host advanced alien civilizations
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Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old
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James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe
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James Webb Space Telescope spots most distant and oldest black hole collision ever seen (video)
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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
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JWST discovers black holes merging near the dawn of the cosmos
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Full Coverage of this storyMassive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars
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How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
Will northern lights be seen in Texas again? Here's when solar activity is set to peak
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Strongest solar flare since 2017 just blasted out from the Sun
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NASA video: Solar storms are as impressive as the auroras they caused
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Full Coverage of this storyNASA's Juno Spacecraft Reveals Dynamic Shifts on Europa's Frozen Surface
NASA's Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
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NASA's Flyby Of Europa Suggests "Something" Stirring Beneath The Ice
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Juno Reveals Secrets About Europa's Icy Surface
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NASA Juno images of Jupiter moon Europa
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Practicing Artemis Moonwalks in the Desert on This Week @NASA – May 17, 2024
NASA astronauts practice 'moonwalking' in the Arizona desert (photos)
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NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert
NASA astronauts turn Arizona desert into practice ground for Artemis III moonwalk
University of Maryland geologist to run simulation that helps astronauts prepare for the moon
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NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface
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Fossil of 308-million-year-old spider ancestor with prickly legs found
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A ‘striking’ creature with large spiky legs roamed what’s now Illinois 300 million years ago
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New arachnid species identified from Illinois fossil
By Kate Linderman
Spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid discovered in the Mazon Creek locality
'Unlike Any Other': Prehistoric Illinois' Spiny-Legged Arachnid Discovered
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NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover
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NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe's Rover on Mars
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NASA and ESA complete agreement for cooperation on Mars rover mission
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Rosalind Franklin rover gets another shot at Mars after string of bad luck
By Richard Speed
NASA, ESA will search for 'signs of life' on Mars
Full Coverage of this storyNew 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain
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Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain
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Researchers publish largest-ever dataset of neural connections — Harvard Gazette
Google AI: New insights from 6 images of the human brain
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Scanning 1 cubic millimetre of brain tissue resulted in 1400000 GB of data, or about the same space as your Dad's holiday photo collection
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Some of The Oldest Stars in The Universe Were Just Found Orbiting The Milky Way
MIT researchers discover the universe's oldest stars in our own galactic backyard
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Some of the oldest stars in the universe found hiding near the Milky Way's edge — and they may not be alone
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In the Milky Way, 3 intruder stars are 'on the run' — in the wrong direction
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Universe's oldest known stars found in Milky Way's 'halo'
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Full Coverage of this story88-pound piece of SpaceX spacecraft debris crashes on a farm in Canada
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Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. farm field
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Junk from a SpaceX Dragon 'trunk' may have crashed into a Canadian farmer's field (photos)
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Giant Piece of Space Junk Crashes Down on Farm of Canadian, Who Intends to Sell It and Spend Money on Hockey Rink
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A burned metal from SpaceX spacecraft falls in Canadaian farm. Farmer now plans to sell it
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New hope for an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet
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The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth
By Katie Hunt
Study: Warm-Bloodedness in Theropod and Ornithischian Dinosaurs Evolved by Early Jurassic
Dinosaur Migration Hints at Shifts Toward Warm-Bloodedness
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When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
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Some Dinosaurs Evolved to Be Warm-Blooded 180 Million Years Ago, Study Suggests
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Full Coverage of this storyStudy proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted
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First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in space
Scientists discover bizarre region around black holes that proves Einstein right yet again
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Unlocking Black Hole's secrets: Black hole image reveals details of turmoil around abyss
Data from MAXI J1820+070 shows Einstein was right about how matter plunges into a black hole
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Bird Brains: Jays Show Episodic-like Memory
Full Coverage of this storyNew photos show Jupiter's tiny moon Amalthea
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In California, otters are turning to tools to eat prey in Monterey Bay
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Sea otters use tools to open hard-shelled prey, saving their teeth, research reveals
By Dani Anguiano
Sea otter study finds tool use allows access to larger prey, reduces tooth damage
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
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Sea otters use natural tools to help take care of their teeth: study
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The human brain has been shrinking – and no-one quite knows why
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Northern lights colors explained
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Loved the northern lights? Check out these phenomena next.
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Meteors showers and supermoons to light up our skies
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Missed the aurora borealis? Watch for these upcoming celestial sights
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Spiders Use Their Webs as Giant Microphones to Hear What's Going on Around Them, Says New Research
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
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Spiderweb Thread Inspires Ultrasmall Microphones
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Spider silk inspires scientists to build the world's best microphone
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Listening Like a Spider: The Future of Sound Technology
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Hubble views cosmic dust lanes
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Mars Methane Mystery // BepiColombo In Trouble // Crazy Auroras
Europe is uncertain whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet
By Eric Berger
The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power
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Japanese-European spacecraft bound for Mercury weakened by thruster glitch
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Glitch on BepiColombo: work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust
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NASA warns against 368-foot asteroid speeding towards Earth
Full Coverage of this storyScientists are mapping Earth's rivers from space before climate change devastates our planet
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Study indicates Earth's earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water
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Orbital Paparazzi Captures a Sneaky Picture of the ISS
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NASA's Mars sample return mission is in trouble. Could a single SLS megarocket be the answer?
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Full Coverage of this storyWild Discovery Suggests a Warp Drive Is Possible Within Known Physics
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Full Coverage of this storyIndia's ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute
By Sharmila Kuthunur
ISRO's Mars mission strategy unveiled: Helicopter, robotic car, and crane to navigate red planet
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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes
Mangalyaan-2 unveiled: India poised to become third nation to land on Mars
ISRO’s Mars Lander Mission will use a rover hunt for signs of life on Red Planet
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Full Coverage of this storySmelting Steel Without Fossil Fuels: Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating
Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C
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Scientists Set A Solar Thermal Trap To Snare Fossil Fuels
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This New Solar Power Technology Generates A Massive Amount of Heat, No Fossil Fuels Required
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Scientists Use Solar Power to Generate Enough Heat to Smelt Metal
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NASA Mars Rover Following Path of What Appears to Be Ancient River
By Victor Tangermann
Could Neanderthals talk?
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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
By Andrey Feldman
Isotopic Analysis Reveals Origins of Organic Matter in Martian Sediments
Synthesis of 13C-depleted organic matter from CO in a reducing early Martian atmosphere
By Alexis Gilbert, Tomohiro Usui & Yuichiro Ueno
These Rocks Formed in an Ancient Lake on Mars
By Mark Thompson
T-Minus: New SpaceX fashion, a Mars mystery, and more
By Kristin Houser
Oxygen-Rich Rocks on Mars Reveal Similarities to Earth
Full Coverage of this story'Biggest eye on the sky': UK begins work on world's largest telescope
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Full Coverage of this storyBizarre device uses 'blind quantum computing' to let you access quantum computers from home
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