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Ancient Bacteria ‘Sleeping’ Beneath Mars Surface
Ancient bacteria might be sleeping beneath the surface of Mars, where it has been shielded from the harsh radiation of space for millions of years, according to new research.
Researchers simulated conditions on Mars in a lab to see how...
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NASA Captures Image of Sun ‘Smiling’
Following Tuesday's partial solar eclipse, the Sun developed a smiley face pattern. NASA shared the picture of the sun "smiling" on the official Twitter page of NASA Sun on Thursday. The image shows a face-like pattern made up of...
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Webb Telescope Captures ‘Galaxy Merger’ 270 Million Light-Years Away
The James Webb Telescope has captured a galaxy merger; a pair of entwining galaxies crashing into one another in a new image released by NASA. The interacting galaxy system, formally known as IC 1623, lies about 270 million light-years from...
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New NASA Team Begins Independent Study on UFOs
A team of NASA researchers have started an independent investigation into UFOs, now referred to as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), with a new team of 16 people. According to a statement from NASA, the investigation will last 9 months and...
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Pillars of Creation Captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope
A stunning photograph of the "Pillars of Creation" has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The image captured in a Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) depicts new protostars forming within dense clouds of gas and dust.
The protostars are bright...
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The Most Powerful Explosion in Universe Gives Birth to Black Hole
Astronomers observed the most powerful explosion ever recorded in the universe, which gave birth to a black hole. They did so using the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF's NOIRLab.
Dubbed Gamma-Ray Burst GRB221009A, this record-shattering the observed...
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NASA’s DART Spacecraft Changes Path of Asteroid
The American space agency announced on Tuesday that its DART probe's recent attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid was successful. This marks humanity's first successful attempt to deflect an asteroid.
NASA scientists have now confirmed that the orbit...
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Asteroid Struck by NASA Probe Leaves Long Trail
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) probe deliberately struck an asteroid, leaving a trail of debris stretching out over ten thousand kilometers.
A new image captured by a telescope in Chile indicates a remarkable picture of a comet-like plume spreading...
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NASA’s Juno Captures Closest Images of Jupiter Moon Europa
NASA's spacecraft, Juno, captured the closest images ever taken in the last two decades of Jupiter's moon, Europa, on Thursday, September 29th, giving us our first really good look at this ice-encrusted ocean world.
The images revealed surface features in...
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Watch Moment NASA’s Dart Spacecraft Crashes Into Asteroid
The Dart probe, operated by NASA, collided with an asteroid and self-destructed as a result. The purpose of the collision was to see if space objects that could endanger Earth could be safely pushed aside.
Right up until it...