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Scientists Discover Donut-Shaped Structure Inside Earth's Core

Researchers believe that this discovery will help them better understand how the magnetic field changes over time and its implications for planetary habitability, even on other celestial bodies.

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Begins Ambitious Climb to Crater Rim on Mars

The rover will climb 305 meters (1,000 feet) to reach the crater's rim, an area believed to have once harbored hydrothermal vents—locations that on Earth are linked to the origins of life.

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NASA Successfully Deploys Its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

In the coming weeks, NASA will test the spacecraft's ability to maneuver using only the pressure of sunlight on the sail. These tests will help determine the effectiveness of the solar sail for future missions.

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Scientists Unveil the Mysterious Source of the Moon's Atmosphere

The findings indicate that impact vaporization from micrometeorites is the dominant process sustaining the Moon's atmosphere, accounting for about 70% of its formation.

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India’s Lunar Rover Uncovers Evidence of Moon’s Molten Past

This new data gives further credence to the idea that the Moon was once a hot, molten body following its formation, likely caused by a colossal impact between Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet.

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Astrophotographers Capture Rare Alignment of Jupiter and Mars in the Night Sky

The two planets, which last appeared this close together over two years ago, dazzled skywatchers in the early morning hours, with a spectacle that won’t be seen again until 2033.

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Astronomers Discover a Brown Dwarf Escaping the Milky Way

The object, named CWISE J1249, is racing through space at an astonishing speed of more than 1 million kilometers per hour, marking the first time such a phenomenon has been observed.

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NASA Scientists Discover Massive Underground Water Reservoirs on Mars

The findings suggest that while the surface of Mars remains a barren desert, much of the water that once flowed in rivers and lakes millions of years ago has seeped into the planet's crust, where it has been preserved.

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Scientists Unveil New Clue in Solving Jupiter's Great Red Spot Mystery

The Great Red Spot is slowly diminishing in size, from 39,000 kilometers across in the 19th century to just 14,000 kilometers today. By comparison, Earth measures 12,742 kilometers in diameter.

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Scientists Discover Earth-Sized Planet in Habitable Zone, Raising Hopes for Extraterrestrial Life

The amount of starlight it receives falls between the levels Earth and Venus experience, making it a prime candidate for further study on the factors that determine planetary habitability.

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Ancient Martian Lake Larger Than Any on Earth Photographed by Mars Express

The lake, which existed around 3.7 billion years ago, covered an area of approximately 1.1 million square kilometers, or about the size of Egypt, and held enough water to fill the Caspian Sea three times over.

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Ancient Stars Near the Sun May Rewrite the History of the Milky Way

The study, which used data from the Gaia spacecraft, revealed that these ancient stars are located within the thin disk of the Milky Way—a region that was thought to have formed around 8 to 10 billion years ago.

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NASA Unveils Stunning Visualization of Global Carbon Dioxide Movement

The visualization, created using NASA’s advanced GEOS model, highlights the interconnectedness of the planet's atmosphere, revealing how CO2 emissions from different regions impact the entire world.

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Perseverance Rover Discovers Possible Signs of Ancient Life on Mars

This rock, marked by distinctive veins and spots, contains organic compounds that suggest it may have once harbored microbial life billions of years ago.

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Astroscale's ADRAS-J Captures Stunning Close-Ups of 15-Year-Old Space Debris

The ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) spacecraft has successfully taken detailed images of the rocket part, which has been drifting in space for 15 years.

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James Webb Telescope Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Stunning "Penguin and Egg" Galaxy Image

This vibrant and detailed image showcases the powerful capabilities of the telescope's infrared cameras, offering a glimpse into the dynamic processes occurring 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.

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Scientists Discover First Cave on the Moon, Potential Future Home for Astronauts

This discovery, made through reanalysis of data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), marks the first confirmed existence of such a cave on the Moon.

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NASA's Radar System Recorded Two Near-Earth Asteroids

These observations were made using the Goldstone Solar System Radar. The radar system transmits radio waves to the asteroids and captures the reflected signals, enabling scientists to analyze their orbits, shapes, and surface details.

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NASA Cancels $450 Million VIPER Rover Mission to the Moon

The VIPER project, initially estimated to cost around $450 million, was set to launch in late 2023 but faced several postponements, eventually pushing the launch date to fall 2025.

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Mars Rover Captures Image of Martian 'Snowman'

The image was taken in Jezero Crater. The rover has recently started ascending the crater's slopes, promising more intriguing images from new perspectives.

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James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning 'Hourglass' Effect in Star Formation

The James Webb Telescope observed the object L1527, a very young star approximately 100,000 years old, still in the process of accumulating material from its surrounding molecular cloud.

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First Simulated Mars Mission Completes Over a Year in Isolation

This mission was designed to provide critical data on how long-term space missions affect human health and performance, aiding in the preparation for future missions to Mars.

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Scientists Predict Spectacular Star Explosion Visible to the Naked Eye

NASA plans to use multiple space-based and ground-based telescopes to observe the nova across different wavelengths gain a comprehensive understanding of the event.

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Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Image of ISS Transiting the Sun

The entire transit lasted a mere 0.54 seconds, making the capture incredibly challenging. The photographer used a high-speed camera capable of shooting over 100 frames per second to document this fleeting event.

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NASA Selects SpaceX to Deorbit the International Space Station by 2030

The new vehicle will be tasked with guiding the ISS to a controlled reentry and eventual disposal in the remote waters of the Pacific Ocean, specifically an area known as the graveyard for decommissioned satellites and spacecraft.