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Send your name to the moon aboard NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover

NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.

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Alien life could thrive in Venus' acidic clouds, new study hints

A new study has found that amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus' clouds are made of.

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Watch red supergiant star Antares pass behind the moon early on Jan. 8

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

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Rod Roddenberry on joining his legendary 'Star Trek' parents on Jan. 8 memorial Vulcan rocket launch (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, who will symbolically join his famous parents on a special memorial rocket flight on Jan. 8.

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Is a black hole stuck inside the sun? No, but here's why scientists are asking

It's possible, scientists say, that atom-sized black holes were produced during the first second of the universe's existence — and some might've gotten lodged within budding stars.

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NASA's Perseverance rover captures 360-degree view of Mars' Jezero Crater (video)

Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

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One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals

New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.

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NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon

NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.

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Concerning satellite observations show major cities on US East Coast are sinking

Satellite images show major cities on the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, are sinking. This has caused concern among scientists.

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India launches X-ray satellite to study black holes, supernovas and more (video)

India sent its XPoSat X-ray observatory into orbit on New Year's Day to study black holes, supernovae and other cosmic phenomena.

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Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface

NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.

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Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026

Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.

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Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why

To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.

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China launches 2 sets of commercial weather satellites in 3-day span (video)

On Dec. 24 and Dec. 27, China launched clusters of small satellites to provide commercial meteorological data.

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Exoplanet-hunting instrument measures Jupiter's wild wind speeds

A Very Large Telescope instrument designed to study exoplanets has turned its focus to our own cosmic neighborhood to measure Jupiter's wind speeds.

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Male astronauts headed to Mars could thrive on this vegetarian salad

It turns out the optimal space meal for male astronauts is a tasty vegetarian salad, using ingredients grown in space that offer micronutrients needed to compensate for extra calories burned.

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For Astrobotic, big risk (and bigger reward) ride on private Peregrine moon lander's Jan. 8 launch

Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic is gearing up for the Jan. 8 launch of its Peregrine lander, which will try to become the first private spacecraft to land on the moon.

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'Cooling glass' could fight climate change by reflecting solar radiation back into space

To combat increasing global temperatures, scientists have developed a new cooling glass paint which effectively uses space as a heat sink.

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Ripples in the oldest known spiral galaxy may shed light on the origins of our Milky Way

Observations have revealed the first-ever seismic waves seen in an ancient galaxy, offering new insight on the origins of our very own Milky Way.

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