Young exoplanet's atmosphere unexpectedly differs from its birthplace
Just as some children physically resemble their parents, many scientists have long thought that developing planets should ...
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NASA's 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
They planned to be away just a week or so when they blasted off June 5 on Boeing's first astronaut flight to the ...
NASA’s Atmospheric Probe Soars in Game-Changing Test Flight
Researchers at NASA's Armstrong Center are advancing an atmospheric probe for potential space missions. Utilizing innovative designs based on past aircraft research, the team has successfully tested ...
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New space institute aims to keep Texas at the center of exploration and science
And so it’s really important that we keep this nation a leader in space going into the future. So I think the time has come ...
NASA finalizes strategy for sustaining human presence in low Earth orbit
As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low ...
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How Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinctions Stack Up
Life on our planet has experienced many mass extinctions over its 4.5 billion years. Scientists see evidence for at least ...
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It’s Never Been a Better Time to Look Up
Things have been tumultuous lately on Earth. Donald Trump will soon be sworn in as U.S. president, wars are raging, and ...
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How Does the International Space Station Orbit Earth Without Burning Up?
Flying through Earth’s orbit are thousands of satellites and two operational space stations, including the International ...
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NASA’s Webb Finds Planet-Forming Disks Lived Longer in Early Universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just solved a conundrum by proving a controversial finding made with the agency’s Hubble ...
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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets
NASA's DAVINCI probe will be first in 21st century to brave Venus’ atmosphere as it descends from above the planet down to its surface.
We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a ...
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Voyager 1 is back online 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. But the end could be near
Voyager 1 and its twin send back science data continuously through the Deep Space Network, a system of radio antennae on Earth, with about six to eight hours of the probes’ detections returning ...