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Ingenuity helicopter's final images reveal fatal rotor damage that brought it down on MarsThe latest photos from NASA's immobile Ingenuity Mars helicopter reveal the extent of the rotor blade damage it sustained on its fateful 72nd flight.
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NASA's historic Ingenuity helicopter ends its 3-year Mars mission, suffering rotor damage on 72nd flightNASA's Ingeunity helicopter has finally ended its three-year mission on Mars after sustaining irreparable rotor damage on its 72nd flight over the Red Planet. It was only designed to fly five times.
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hoursJapan's SLIM lander successfully reached the lunar surface on Friday, Jan. 19, but problems with its solar cells mean it could be dead on the moon within hours.
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Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonightIn the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies.
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The 8 most Earth-shattering asteroid discoveries of 2023This year was one of the biggest ever for asteroid science, with NASA's triumphant return from asteroid Bennu, the grand reveal of organic molecules from asteroid Ryugu, a close look at the gory aftermath of an asteroid collision, and more.
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Editor's pick: The top space stories of 2023Aliens made headlines in 2023, but are we really any closer to finding life beyond Earth? A recap of the best new evidence, and other remarkable stories from the year in space.
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Halley's Comet has begun its return journey to EarthHalley's Comet was predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.
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James Webb telescope discovers 2 of the oldest galaxies in the universeThe James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cosmic 'peanut' and 'fluff ball' that happen to be two of the four oldest galaxies in the known universe.
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James Webb telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universeThe James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.
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'Planet killer' asteroids are hiding in the sun's glare. Can we stop them in time?Feature In the glare of the sun, an unknown number of near-Earth asteroids move on unseen orbits. A new generation of space telescopes could be our best defense against potential disaster.
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Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?If a mile-wide asteroid is discovered hurtling toward Earth, our survival might depend on launching 1,000 spacecraft — or one well-placed nuke.
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NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moonNASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky.
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The best photos of the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse over North AmericaAlmost every part of North, Central and South America had a view of a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 14, with millions of lucky viewers witnessing a glorious 'ring of fire' around the moon.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest man-made objectNASA's Parker Solar Probe has reached a record-breaking speed as it gets a gravitational assist from Venus to fall closer to the sun's scorching surface.
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NASA will fire 3 rockets directly at the solar eclipse on Saturday. Here's why.NASA researchers plan to launch three rockets carrying scientific instruments toward the moon's shadow on Oct. 14, to study changes in the atmosphere brought about by the annular solar eclipse.
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Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.
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Are ghosts real?Opinion One difficulty in scientifically evaluating is ghost are real is the surprisingly wide variety of phenomena attributed to ghosts.
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15 Martian objects that aren't what they seemFrom Martian 'faces' to blueberries and bears, the Red Planet has long tricked human minds into seeing signs of life that aren't there.
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Asteroid that collided with NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly, high school class discoversAsteroid Dimorphos, which NASA intentionally hit with a rocket during its DART mission in September 2022, is behaving in unpredicted ways.
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The closest black holes to Earth may be lurking in a star cluster visible to the naked eyeAstronomers found evidence of multiple stellar-mass black holes lurking in the nearby Hyades cluster, just 150 light-years from Earth.
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Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosion brighter than 100 billion sunsDubbed 'Luminous Fast Coolers,' this new class of extreme cosmic explosion is incredibly rare — and unbelievably bright.
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Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricaneGigantic jets, which are 50 times more powerful than typical lightning bolts and can reach the edge of space, were seen erupting out of Hurricane Franklin near Puerto Rico.
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15 incredible images of Earth's moonSee Earth's ancient companion like never before with this gallery of incredible satellite, telescope and lunar orbiter images of the moon.
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13 billion-year-old 'Maisie's galaxy' is one of the oldest objects in the universe, James Webb telescope revealsBorn less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, Maisie's galaxy is officially one of the four oldest galaxies ever discovered, a new JWST study reveals.
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