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Perseverance Mars rover wind sensor damaged by pebbles, but still operational

The Perseverance team says the rover can still take key weather measurements after pebbles struck a wind sensor amid strong Red Planet gusts.

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I watched hundreds of flat-Earth videos to learn how conspiracy theories spread — and what it could mean for fighting disinformation

By studying how flat Earthers talk about their beliefs, we can learn how they make their arguments engaging to their audience, and in turn, learn what makes disinformation spread online.

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James Webb Space Telescope will get best view yet of 'failed stars' and rogue planets

One of the instrument's early programs includes performing spectroscopy on stellar nursery NGC 133 to spot the small, dark celestial bodies.

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NASA's flying SOFIA observatory is in New Zealand for the last time

For its last international deployment, the aircraft returns to Christchurch for a seventh and final time.

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NASA reports 'significant progress' in rescuing Lucy asteroid spacecraft's solar array

A stubborn solar array on the NASA Lucy mission might yield enough to allow the mission to continue its asteroid-hunting mandate with few issues, NASA reports.

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Is the electric grid ready for extreme space weather?

It's clear that space weather can cause blackouts, but scientists are still working to predict extreme events and forecast their potentially devastating effects.

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Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites in 1st night mission

Virgin Orbit just aced its fourth mission in a row, launching seven small satellites in the company's first-ever night flight.

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Atlas V rocket launches classified missile-tracking satellite for US Space Force

A missile-warning satellite and another spacecraft are on their way to orbit to help the U.S. military get better at tracking fast-moving threats.

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China's Mars orbiter has mapped the entire Red Planet, nailing key science goal (photos)

China's first successful interplanetary mission has completed mapping the Red Planet more than a year after its arrival.

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Space volcanoes: Origins, variants and eruptions

Capable of both destruction and creation, space volcanoes are common on planets and moons throughout the solar system and beyond.

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Exclusive: The hunter becomes the hunted in Marvel Comics 'Predator #1' relaunch

Marvel Comics releases its long-awaited "Predator" series from Ed Brisson and Kev Walker.

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China launches new Gaofen 12 Earth observation satellite

China has launched another in its series of Gaofen Earth observation satellites as it continues building out its space infrastructure.

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NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe continues spiraling out toward the moon

NASA's little CAPSTONE cubesat is making good progress on its long journey to the moon.

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Astronauts may need to jump in space to fight bone loss

A new study suggests that high-impact exercise could help astronauts limit bone loss while in space.

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Tricky Mars rocks making things difficult for NASA's Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance rover is on the hunt for the "goldilocks" of rocks to sample on Mars.

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Satellites watch record-breaking wildfires burn across Alaska

A hot, dry start to summer has spurred a record number of wildfires in southern Alaska, and weather satellites are tracking the development of the blazes from space.

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Surprise 'fossil galaxy' spotted near mighty Andromeda

An amateur astronomer found a fossilized surprise in the well-studied sky near the bright Andromeda Galaxy.

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A huge comet will make its closest approach to Earth in July. Here's how to watch it live.

One of the farthest active comets ever spotted will make its closest approach to Earth on July 14, and here's how you can catch the action live.

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Where will NASA set up its moon base?

Artemis Base Camp will be established in the moon's south polar region, in a to-be-determined spot that features plentiful sunlight, direct-to-Earth communications and good access to water ice.

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Another supermoon rises this month with July's 'Buck Moon'

July's full moon will once again be a supermoon, reaching its perigee or closest point to our planet on July 13.

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SpaceX's Starlink satellites will help improve space weather forecasts amid sun's unpredictable activity

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are providing data to NOAA to help improve space weather forecasts as spacecraft operators struggle with unexpected effects of frequent solar eruptions.

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