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Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars liquid may not all have been water

Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.

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Rocket Lab's secretive launch last month was a hypersonic test for the US military (photos)

Rocket Lab's pioneering suborbital launch last month conducted hypersonic tests for the U.S. military, the company has revealed.

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Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!

Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

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SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

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Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars

We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it's all because of cosmic rays.

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Geminid meteor shower fills the sky with 'shooting stars' in spectacular time-lapse photos

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro of Portugal captured a stunning display of Geminid meteors in these spectacular time-lapse photos.

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Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

A team of astronomers just spotted dozens of tiny asteroids in JWST date — including the smallest ever seen in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Bringing the universe into focus

In “Pillars of Creation,” Richard Panek shows how the James Webb Space Telescope is altering our view of the cosmos

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.'

The astronaut and MIT engineer's monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: "Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat."

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SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks.

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Hubble Telescope sees 'weird things' in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

The Hubble Space Telescope has peered deeper than ever before into the heart of the supermassive black hole-powered quasar 3C, 273 spotting "weird" structures.

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The moon's oldest crater is super round - and that's great news for NASA's Artemis astronauts

Scientists have found that the moon's oldest crater is rounder than we thought, which may mean future moon astronauts in the region could find and study rocks from deep within the moon's mantle or crust.

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Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

Stars in binaries with black holes usually suffer gruesome fates, but two systems discovered by Gaia hint at a survival mechanism.

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Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th 'hot Neptune' ever found

NASA's TESS satellite has discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet closely orbiting its host star. It's just the fourth object of its kind ever identified.

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James Webb challenges cosmic theories

New research using clearer images from JWST are further complicating the so-called Hubble tension

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'Our understanding of the universe may be incomplete': James Webb Space Telescope data suggests we need a 'new cosmic feature' to explain it all

'Hubble was right!' The largest cosmic survey from the James Webb Space Telescope indicates scientists may need another ingredient in their cosmic recipe.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's what to expect from the last big meteor shower of the year

The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year and with good reason!

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Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us

Studying how much the Uranian moons sway in orbit may reveal whether or not they have oceans inside of them. NASA is in the early stages of planning a mission to do just that.

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Sun unleashes surprise X-class solar flare triggering radio blackout over southern Africa (video)

Watch the moment an impulsive X-class solar flare explodes from the sun in a dramatic eruption.

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A 'giant' rising in the desert: World's largest telescope comes together (photo)

Construction of the world's largest telescope moves forward with progress of the dome and housing for the primary mirror.

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Ancient cosmic collisions may have birthed the universe's most monstrous galaxies

Astronomers have discovered that large flows of cold gas created by collisions between galaxies in the early universe may have forged some of the most monstrous star systems.

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See the moon cozy up to Saturn during 'conjunction' Dec. 8

On Sunday (Dec. 8), the moon will pass near Saturn, sharing the same right ascension in an event known as a conjunction. Viewers can expect to see the moon near Saturn shortly after sunset.

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Binary Black Holes Can Tell Us A Lot About The Universe. But First, We Have To Find Them

Black holes are regions of space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from their vicinity. Binary black holes make it twice as hard to find.

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The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

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