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Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastating Jan 1. earthquakeSatellite images captured striking changes in the coastline of Japan's Noto Peninsula following a massive earthquake on New Year's Day.
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Watch a Chinese rocket booster fall from space and explode near a house in southern ChinaTwo rocket boosters used in a Chinese satellite launch on Dec. 25 fell back to Earth and exploded near inhabited areas, chilling videos show.
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Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new imageThe Hubble Telescope viewed a distant galaxy whose light appears to contradict some of the most common rules of quantum physics.
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World's 1st 'conversation' between humans and whales could help us talk to aliens someday, scientists claimResearchers are studying humpback whale communication systems to learn how to detect and interpret extraterrestrial signals from outer space.
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ISS astronaut captures constellation of icebergs in amazing space photosEuropean Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen shared a series of lovely photos showing Earth's fleeting icebergs as seen from the International Space Station.
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'Poop Pills' Work Just As Well As Traditional Fecal Transplants"Poop transplants" given as a pill may work just as well as those delivered via colonoscopy, and the pill form may be a more pleasant treatment method for patients, a new study from Canada finds.
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A giant comet will swoop by Earth tonight. Here's how to watch it live.One of the farthest active comets ever spotted makes its closest approach to Earth on July 14, 2022 and here's how you can catch the action live.
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What time is the Blood Moon lunar eclipse?A Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will occur this weekend, and here's when to watch it.
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NASA spacecraft snaps gorgeous new photo of Jupiter's moons Io and EuropaNASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new photos of Jupiter's moons, Io and Europa.
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Cosmic robbery could explain lack of dark matter in some galaxiesLarge galaxies may steal dark matter from smaller galaxies they nearly collide with, new research suggests.
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You can see the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster on a collision course with the moon in a live webcast todayA SpaceX Falcon 9 booster will crash into the moon on March 4, and you can track the rogue rocket during live webcasts on Feb. 7 and Feb.
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Hubble Space Telescope hits record-breaking 1 billion seconds in the final frontierNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has reached a major milestone: one billion seconds in the final frontier.
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These are the space missions to watch in 2022From the debut of new launch vehicles to missions to the moon, Mars, asteroids and much more, a lot of exciting missions are expected to launch or arrive at their destination in 2022.
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Black hole jet ejected by supermassive black hole is shaped like a helixAn extraordinary galactic jet ejected from a supermassive black hole boasts a corkscrew-like helical structure, new ground-based telescope views reveal.
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Hubble telescope captures stunning image of the star-forming Prawn NebulaThe Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Prawn Nebula floating through deep space.
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'Flash in the night sky' turns out to be sign of lost Chinese satelliteChina launched two missions on Monday within only a few hours of each other, and one has been declared lost.
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Bright lava flows, smoke pour from La Palma volcano eruption in new Landsat photosNew satellite images of an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma capture vivid streams of lava pouring down the coastal mountain range and nearing the Atlantic Ocean.
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In Hurricane Ida's wake, satellite images show oil slicks in Gulf of MexicoSatellite images capture aerial views of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida's landfall on Aug. 29.
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Scientists' 1st-ever view of sun's middle corona could sharpen space weather forecastsRecent telescope views shed new light on the sun's elusive middle corona that could prove beneficial to space weather forecasts.
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Earth is farthest from the sun todayOn July 5, 2021, Earth will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the sun, also known as aphelion.
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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover snaps scenic selfie at 'Mont Mercou'NASA's Mars rover Curiosity posed for a selfie in front of a beautiful Martian rock outcrop called "Mont Mercou" after probing the area for clues about the Red Planet's past.
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See the moon's shadow on Earth from the 2020 total solar eclipse in these stunning satellite viewsSkywatchers in southern South America were treated to a total solar eclipse on Monday (Dec. 14), and a weather satellite captured stunning views of the event from space.
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Faint 'super-planet' discovered by radio telescope for the 1st timeScientists have discovered a cold, faint "super-planet" that has remained elusive to traditional infrared survey methods.
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Watch a bright fireball explode over the Tasman Sea (video)A bright green meteor streaked across the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia, and researchers caught the fireball on camera as it broke up over the ocean.
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