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![A close-up of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample trays, containing dust and rubble plundered from asteroid Bennu.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gsHXjTBxUirR7CW6fPHP2B-320-80.jpg)
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life and minerals unseen on Earth, scientists reveal in 1st comprehensive analysis
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists shared the first comprehensive science results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, revealing the out-of-this-world makeup of asteroid Bennu.
![Artists conception of Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NiRyuepXRJQECYhmiX7En8-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable message to Earth after 4 nail-biting months of gibberish
By Emily Cooke published
After four months of being unable to detect comprehensible data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA scientists have had fresh luck after sending a "poke."
![Annotated image of Mars with markings and text showing the equator, the newly-discovered volcano, volcanoes in the Tharsis region, as well as the Noctis Labyrinthus and Valles Marineris regions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ra6dRtgPEr8NUCxKhEq7W5-320-80.jpg)
Gargantuan volcano on Mars found hidden 'in plain sight,' and it could hold potential signs of life
By Emily Cooke published
A newly discovered volcano near Mars' "Labyrinth of Night" could be a "prime" spot to search for life on the Red Planet, scientists say.
![Illustrated GIF of planets orbiting the sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SxAWGcZdwPwVFVmNybbAzJ-320-80.gif)
Can you solve NASA's Pi Day 2024 riddle?
By Meredith Garofalo published
Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA's Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers.
![A planet surrounded by the number pi with the first 15 decimal places highlighted](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3g9aihkMoFrWgXjeRBe2Lg-320-80.jpg)
Why NASA uses only 16 of the 105 trillion digits of pi we know
By Harry Baker published
On Pi Day (March 14), NASA reminded us why we need only a small slice of the irrational number's infinite decimal places to explain most of the known universe.
![Image of one side of the commerative plate which is a silver-color, against a black background. The plate appears to have lots of symbolic markings across it and is the shape of a right-angled triangle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QR6csAkvs5i3KdH8mezkc5-320-80.png)
NASA unveils cryptic message from Earth to be sent to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa
By Emily Cooke published
From a poem written by a U.S. Poet Laureate to millions of stenciled names, NASA's Clipper spacecraft's trip to Europa will be marked with a human touch.
![NASA's Curiosity Mars rover appears as a dark speck in this image captured from directly overhead by the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V8AK6XmsRjZXKGnBoBeKq-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Can you spot the hidden robot on the slopes of Mars?
By Jamie Carter published
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover hides in plain sight in this aerial photo of the treacherous Martian landscape.
![Flames and smoke curtain of a forest fire in the Brazilian Amazon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJ5oLhrsGpi4wyELQRyUL7-320-80.jpg)
Amazon wildfires could burn at unprecedented scale as El Niño and drought make rainforest 'more flammable'
By Quentin Septer published
Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest normally peak in March, but this year they're expected to last through to April at least, with a huge uptick expected in the coming weeks, scientists have warned.
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