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China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft finds long-sought particles on far side of the moon
A European experiment aboard China's Chang'e 6 mission has recorded certain charged particles previously undetected on the moon's surface.
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The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect.
As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.
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The Unistellar eVscope 2 is $1160 off ahead of Prime Day
Get Amazon's lowest price on a smart telescope, which we rate very highly, save over $1160 and beat the crowds in this pre-Pime Day deal.
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Former SpaceX employees sue company, Elon Musk for retaliation, sexual harassment
Eight former SpaceX employees are suing the company and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination.
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NASA telescope spots 'cosmic fireworks' and faint echos from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
NASA's NuSTAR telescope found evidence of cosmic fireworks and X-ray echoes coming from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
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Billion-dollar disasters have been sweeping across the US this year
There have been nearly a dozen billion-dollar disasters so far this year, with two powerful severe weather events adding to the list in May.
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'The spacecraft really reacted great:' NASA astronauts praise Boeing Starliner’s performance (video)
The first astronauts to fly Boeing's new Starliner vehicle have spoken of the spacecraft in glowing terms.
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Bark! Meow! Cluck! NASA uses lasers to beam pictures of pet dogs, cats and chickens to the ISS
NASA is testing how infrared light can transfer far more information than radio frequency communications.
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope captures closest super star cluster to Earth (image)
NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has imaged Westerlund 1, the largest and closest super star cluster to Earth, in stunning detail.
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Mars meteorites reveal clues about what lies within the Red Planet
Volcanic meteorites from Mars give scientists a glimpse into the planet's structure.
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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide
The presence of sulfur dioxide around a hot Neptune exoplanet with an evaporating atmosphere could help us understand how it formed.
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Hubble Telescope maps high-speed 'burps' from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time
Hubble has mapped the outflow "burps" of a nearby feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar for the first time, measuring speeds of 6.5 million mph, around 8,500 times the speed of sound.
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Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search
Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.
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NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to 'spacesuit discomfort'
NASA has postponed a scheduled EVA today (June 13), as the two astronauts slated for the spacewalk were already putting on their suits.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Cosmic 'koi fish' swims through starry sea in stunning telescope photo
The Gum 3 nebula, which resembles a swimming koi fish, is captured in a stunning new photo from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope.
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Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
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'No emergency situation' on International Space Station, NASA says after astronaut medical drill audio causes stir
It sounded like a nightmare scenario: An astronaut commander on the International Space Station in distress and a flight surgeon on Earth stuck in traffic. But it was all a simulation.
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Doctor Who 'Rogue': Who is the eponymous Rogue?
Who's the man who turns the Doctor's head in Regency England in "Doctor Who" episode 6 "Rogue"?
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Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk today (livestream video)
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station today (June 13), and you can watch the action live.
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