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Private Japanese moon lander crashed due to laser errors, ispace says
Japanese company ispace lost its Resilience lunar lander this month due to laser range finder errors, the company said.
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Astronomers discover origins of mysterious double hot Jupiter exoplanets: 'It is a dance of sorts'
Astronomers have discovered the strange dance that leads to the creation of rare "double hot Jupiters" in binary star systems that are "just right."
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How to see Mercury, the moon and the Gemini twins pass close together in the night sky this week
On June 26, you'll have an opportunity to behold the sight of a slender waxing crescent moon positioned just to the right of Mercury.
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Vera Rubin Observatory zooms into deep space | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2025
The world's largest digital camera focuses on the Virgo Cluster, showing never-before-seen detail in our universe
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Metroid games ranked, worst to best
Short on time and looking to get ready for Metroid Prime 4 later this year? We've ranked all the Metroid games so you can focus on the must-plays.
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Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States June 25
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in the coming days.
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A hidden asteroid family may share Venus' orbit: 'It's like discovering a continent you didn't know existed'
Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.
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Radio signals from the dawn of time could help 'weigh' the universe's 1st stars
A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.
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Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.
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