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NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions
The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...
SpaceX rocket debris stranded on Mexican beaches threatens endangered sea turtles
SpaceX is racing to get its Starship ready to propel NASA astronauts to the Moon but the multiple test flights are littering ...
$100,000 toolkit to urine containers: 10 strange things we’ve left in space
Some were lost during missions, others deliberately dumped, all of them now part of the growing problem of space debris.
NASA missions help explain and predict severity of solar storms
An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...
NASA captures unprecedented image of 'lightest planet ever seen'
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted TWA 7b, a Saturn-sized exoplanet around a nearby star ...
Eerie hidden world discovered by alien-hunting space telescope is first of its kind – and scientists nearly missed it
THE James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first-ever exoplanet – a distant world hidden by the glare of its nearest ...
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Why is Mexico threatening to sue Elon Musk over SpaceX debris?
How debris from fourth SpaceX launch failure this year fell into Mexico; what is the danger of space debris generally?
This Satellite Died in 1967. For Some Reason, It Just Spoke to Us Again.
Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Its First Direct Image Discovery of an Exoplanet
Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...
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'Fireball' seen falling from sky over Southeast confirmed as meteor, possibly hit Georgia home
NASA confirmed a meteor entered Earth's atmosphere over Georgia, disintegrating with energy equivalent to 20 tons of TNT.
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'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with 'bullet-like' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032
There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...