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The Kepler Mission's Final Three Planets?
There's a New Supernova in a Familiar Galaxy. You Can See it in a Small Telescope
Astronomers discover dozens of supernovae yearly, but seeing one bright and close is rare. If you have a small telescope and camera, you can take pictures of a supernova flaring in the famous Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).
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Robots in orbit are becoming even more popular. There are still many technical challenges ahead.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days
A Third of Planets Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Could be in the Habitable Zone
This is How NASA Wanted to Rescue Space Shuttle Astronauts
A Sign from Space Simulates What it Would be Like to Get a Message from Aliens!
A Sign in Space project has simulated a message from an extraterrestrial intelligence and has involved the global community in decoding it.
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Stratolaunch Buys Virgin Orbit's Rocket-Launching 747
HAKUTO-R's Software Got Confused at the Last Minute, Causing it to Crash into the Moon
How Much Damage Will Lunar Landings Do to Lunar Orbiters?
A new study considers how missions landing and taking off from the lunar surface could cause damage to orbiting spacecraft.
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A New Place to Search for Habitable Planets: "The Soot Line."
JWST Spies a Gigantic Water Plume at Enceladus
One Spacecraft Could Visit All of Saturn's Inner Large Moons
Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the best places we could search for life in the Solar System. A new paper proposes a single mission powered by an electric propulsion system that could visit Enceladus and other inner moons.
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North Korea May Launch Spy Satellite Soon
The enigmatic nation may attempt to put a satellite in orbit, as early as this week.
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China is Planning to Have Humans on the Moon by 2030
NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Next-Generation Lunar Rover
Juice is Fully Deployed. It's Now in its Final Form, Ready to Meet Jupiter's Moons in 2031
China's Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
When Black Holes Merge, They'll Ring Like a Bell
How a merged black hole rings as it settles into a stable form holds clues to a better understanding of gravity.
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ESA Has a Playground for Mars Rovers to Learn how to Explore the Red Planet
