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The Hard Call: Looking for Life on Mars Amid Rubble, Rocks and Soil Samples
Asking "Is there life on Mars?" means searching for something unknown. These samples may help us...
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Space Gem or Fool’s Gold? The Search for Diamonds in the Sky
What is a space gem? Diamond-like minerals have been found in meteorites or detected by telescopes.
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Splashdown! Why Spacecraft Return by Sea
The NASA Crew-2 mission recently returned from 199 days in space to a very traditional American...
Disasters: Prediction, Prevention and Relief
A Game of Cosmic DARTs: Planetary Defense Against Asteroids
What would happen if an asteroid hit Earth? We're working hard not to find out and...
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The Harvest Moon Lights the Night as Autumn Arrives
The full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox is called the Harvest Moon. Learn...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: Letting Astronomers Peer into the Early Universe
Innovative James Webb technology will let astronomers peer into the early universe. Here's how it works.
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Rocket Launch Rundown: Exploring Two Millennia of Space Travel
Rocket launch technology has come a long way. Here's a look at two millennia of human...
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Rocking and Rolling: Mega Marsquakes Shake Up Planetary Science
Earth has earthquakes. Mars has marsquakes! Big ones, at that.
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UFO Sightings Are Real, but Aliens Are Not Responsible
The U.S. Government recently confirmed reports by military pilots of UFO sightings — rebranded as "unidentified...
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Space Archaeology Aims to Analyze Experiences of Astronauts on the ISS
A unique space archaeology project hopes to reveal untold stories about culture, society and material properties...
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What Happens to Oxygen in Space?
Scientists have found out what happens to oxygen in space, and it's in short supply there,...
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The Coldest Place in the Universe — And How It Got So Cold
About five thousand light years away, in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, lies the coldest...
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The Buzz About Weather on Other Planets: WASP 127-b
Wasp 127-b is hot, fast and fluffier than almost any planet astronomers ever found before. But...
Frontiers
Planet Collision in Fact and Fiction
If you merely want to wipe out most life on a planet, you can hit it...