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Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby
By Meghan Bartels published
A spacecraft bound for Mercury beamed home stunning views of Earth during a crucial flyby conducted early today (April 10).
They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu
By Meghan Bartels published
A pair of tiny Japanese robots sent back wild images once they successfully landed on their new home, the asteroid Ryugu.
Space Junk Solution? Japan Would Use a Tether to Nab Debris & Destroy It
By Calla Cofield published
A new technology that would use a roughly half-mile-long tether to grab large pieces of space debris and dispose of them is being tested in space.
True Shape of Raindrop Revealed in NASA Video
By Nina Sen published
This fascinating video explains how a raindrop falls through the atmosphere and why a more accurate look at raindrops can improve estimates of global precipitation.
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