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Dusty galaxy looks like a cosmic net in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope photo
A striking new Hubble Telescope photo highlights the intricacies of a distant galaxy glowing with a bright white core surrounded by complex dust structures.
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Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?
The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?
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How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain
While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.
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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen
A distant planetary nursery is breaking all records as it shows the extremes to which planet formation can go.
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To better predict volcanic eruptions, you have to dig deep — very deep
New research suggests studying the state of magma in deep reservoirs can improve volcanic eruption predictions.
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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago.
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Wow! Satellite views International Space Station from only 43 miles away (photo)
The International Space Station was caught on camera in an incredible new photo from HEO Robotics, which images satellites using space-based sensors.
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Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found
A newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery of WASP-193 b marks the entry of the second-lightest exoplanet ever seen into the exoplanet catalog.
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Learn how to become an astrobiologist in new issue of NASA's graphic novel series
A preview of NASA's latest issue of "Astrobiology," their fun ongoing graphic novel series
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Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years
Astronomers have determined that the Milky Way's outer halo is filled with "magnetic donuts" that are as wide as 100,000 light-years. The discovery could shed light on how cosmic magnetic fields form and evolve.
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Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, cool, dim, but common, stars.
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Supernova-filled galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope image
The Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged an actively star-forming galaxy named UGC 9684.
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NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon
NASA's plan to build a train track on the moon is part of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which aims to develop "science fiction-like" projects for future space exploration.
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How NASA's Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's flying days may be over, but its influence will be felt far into the future.
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Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here's what they learned (exclusive)
How do you get ready for flying to the moon? The Artemis 2 astronauts practiced a day in space ahead of their historic liftoff in 2025 to see what living in the Orion spacecraft is like.
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Satellite images of Rafah illustrate Palestinians fleeing the city
Satellite imagery of Rafah, Gaza, provided by commercial company Planet Labs, offers a spaceborne view of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant
After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.
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Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022
Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.
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Car-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)
A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered.
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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)
A monster sunspot on the sun's surface just won't quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).
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