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NASA’s InSight Mars lander officially retired after four years on the Red Planet

NASA officially ended its InSight Mars lander mission on Wednesday after the spacecraft missed two consecutive communication attempts. Power on the…

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NASA InSight lander records largest quake on Mars ever, scientists say

NASA's InSight Mars Lander has recorded its biggest quake on Mars ever. According to new research published in the American Geophysical…

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Image from NASA’s Webb telescope reveals early stellar formation in ‘rare’ find

The James Webb Space Telescope team announced Thursday that scientists had discovered dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young…

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Striking NASA image reveals Io’s volcano-laced surface

NASA's Juno spacecraft's mission to Jupiter has set its sights on the moon Io. The agency said in a release, sharing…

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Geminid meteor shower fast facts

The annual Geminids Meteor shower is peaking Wednesday morning and will be visible through Dec. 17.According to NASA, the shower…

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Russian space capsule leak likely due to micrometeorite strike, official says

A coolant leak detected from the aft end of the Russian space capsule docked to the International Space Station was…

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes down in ocean after test flight around the moon

NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the ocean Sunday after a 25-day uncrewed test flight around the moon, concluding a…

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US scientists produce first successful nuclear fusion reaction resulting in net energy gain

U.S. energy officials announced Tuesday that government scientists in California produced the first successful nuclear fusion reaction resulting in net…

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She Brought Her Younger Self Back to Life as an AI Chatbot

Michelle Huang Michelle Huang's been talking with her younger self a lot lately, thanks to real-time written conversations with an…

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Space Solar Power Satellite Could Help Realize Our Sci-Fi Dreams of Unlimited Energy

Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in early January. Caltech Harnessing the power of…

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