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Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thoughtNew evidence finds substantial water on Mars flowed as recently as 2 billion years ago.
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Eta Carinae's epic supernova explosion comes to life in new visualizationData from three space telescopes help tell the story of Eta Carinae's explosion.
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James Webb Space Telescope will glide to its deep-space parking spot todayHere's how to watch the events related to the James Webb Space Telescope's arrival.
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A huge asteroid will fly safely by Earth today. Here's how to watch it live.You can watch a nearly mile-wide asteroid make its closest Earth approach for the next 200 years today. Here's how.
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Climate scientist and Netflix 'Don't Look Up' director talk comet metaphors and global warming (exclusive)Adam McKay, creator of Netflix's popular satire-comedy movie "Don't Look Up," and climate scientist Kate Marvel talk why the world needs more films like the comet metaphor movie.
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Stephen Hawking would have been 80 today. Google Doodle honors famous physicist.The pioneering work of physicist Stephen Hawking is honored in a Google Doodle today (Jan. 8).
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Watch 'coronal streamers' streak off the sun in close-up video from Parker Solar ProbeA new video of solar streamers evokes the streaking stars seen during spacecraft hyperdrives in "Star Wars."
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Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on VenusComet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet.
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See rare total solar eclipse from nearly 1 million miles awayThe only total solar eclipse of 2021 was one few could see and this new photo from a spacecraft nearly 1 million miles from Earth shows why.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on track for Dec. 22 launchThe generational observatory is nearly ready for space after years of delays.
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Watch the entire Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 1 minute time-lapseIt was the longest partial eclipse in 580 years.
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See how the huge ozone hole over Antarctica has grown in 2021 in this NASA videoA new NASA video highlights the giant ozone hole that opened over the Antarctic this year.
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NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robotNASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.
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Was the 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast an early deepfake?A new podcast argues the 1938 Martian invasion story foreshadowed the problems of media creation today.
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A 'bomb cyclone' is battering much of CaliforniaA "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.
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William Shatner of 'Star Trek' says he's ready to go to space for realThe 'Star Trek' star speaks about the final frontier on Twitter, in a Blue Origin video.
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William Shatner's space launch on Blue Origin's New Shepard: When to watch and what to knowHere's everything you need to know about Blue Origin's launch of William Shatner and his crew on the New Shepard spacecraft on Oct. 12, 2021.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is not only shrinking. Its winds are also speeding up.A decade of Jovian storm-chasing paid off for the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Scientists pinpoint age of molten 'Einstein ring'New science from a stunning 2020 Hubble image illuminates the back story behind a shining loop of light.
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Satellite images show crowds at Kabul airport before two reported explosionsMassive crowds converged at Hamid Karzai International Airport before explosions there killed and injured dozens on Thursday (Aug. 26).
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SpaceX Starship: Key milestones for the world's most powerful rocketSpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.
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The story behind black-and-white photo of SpaceX's StarshipHere's the historical significance of the black-and-white photo that Elon Musk tweeted showing SpaceX's next Starship prototype.
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Mysterious dimming of bright star Betelgeuse possibly explainedThe mysterious strange dimming seen last year in the huge star Betelgeuse may be from giant sunspots and temperature fluctuations.
