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Blue Origin Returns to Crewed Flights for the First Time Since 2022

The flight, which carried a six-person crew, including 90-year-old former astronaut candidate Ed Dwight, ascended to an altitude of 105 kilometers, offering the passengers a brief experience of weightlessness at the edge of space.

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NASA's Psyche Mission Fires Up Its Futuristic Thrusters En Route to an Asteroid

Unlike conventional rocket thrusters that deliver short bursts of high power, Psyche's thrusters provide a gentle, continuous push, allowing the spacecraft to increase its speed gradually over time without the need for large fuel reserves.

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ESA's Mars Orbiter Captures Image of Its Largest Crater in Utopia Planitia

Estimates suggest that thousands of cubic kilometers of frozen water are buried beneath the surface, hinting at Mars' climatic history and its capacity to host life forms in the ancient past.

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Curiosity Rover Discovers Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars

The rover's ChemCam instrument played a crucial role in identifying the manganese oxide, which is commonly associated with high oxygen levels and biological activity on Earth.

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James Webb Space Telescope Explores K2-18b, a Potential Haven for Alien Life

The UCR team's follow-up research emphasizes the need for more refined observations to accurately interpret the data, highlighting the complexity of detecting and confirming signs of extraterrestrial life.

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Astronomers Discover an Exoplanet as Light as Cotton Candy

The planet orbits its sun-like star every 6.25 Earth days, suggesting that its proximity to the star might contribute to its puffed-up atmosphere due to intense stellar radiation.

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Scientists Discover Potential Cause for Venus Losing Its Water

The implications of this study extend beyond our solar system. Understanding Venus's atmospheric dynamics can help scientists assess the habitability of exoplanets that could undergo similar transformations.

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James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Possible Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet

While 55 Cancri e is far from habitable, understanding its atmosphere provides crucial insights into the atmospheric retention capabilities of rocky planets under extreme conditions.

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Astronomers Spot 'God’s Hand' Interstellar Cloud Stretching Across Space

The striking image depicts CG 4's eerie resemblance to a spectral hand reaching towards the spiral galaxy ESO 257-19, situated more than 100 million light-years away.

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Solar Orbiter Captures the Sun’s Vibrant Atmosphere in Unprecedented Detail

Captured using the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on September 27, 2023, the footage showcases a variety of solar phenomena, including coronal 'moss', towering spicules, and mesmerizing plasma eruptions.

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Revived Magnetar Surprises Scientists with Unprecedented Radio Signals

The recent observations have shown that the light emitted by this magnetar is circularly polarized, appearing to spiral as it moves through space, a phenomenon never seen before with such intensity.

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NASA Unveils Visualization of a Plunge Straight into a Black Hole

The video provides a panoramic view of a journey that, until now, could only be imagined: approaching and potentially crossing the event horizon—the point of no return for matter entering a black hole.

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ESA's Mars Express Reveals Spider-like Formations on Mars

The "spiders" range in size from 45 meters to as large as 1 kilometer across, formed by dust shooting up through the cracks in the ice in spectacular tall fountains or geysers.

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NASA Rethinks Mars Sample Return Strategy and Seeks Cost-Effective Alternatives

The space agency announced this significant shift at a briefing, revealing the program's expense could reach as high as $11 billion, far exceeding the early estimates of $2.5 to $3 billion.

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NASA Restores Communication with Voyager 1 After Months of Silence

NASA confirmed that the reprogramming had been successful. Voyager 1 began sending back clear and usable data about its status, marking the first time in months that the team had a clear understanding of the spacecraft's health.

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NASA's Asteroid Test Could Lead to Future Collisions with Mars

The DART mission, originally intended to alter the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos as a test for planetary defense, successfully modified its trajectory but also dislodged several large boulders.

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Asteroid Apophis to Make Close Earth Approach in 2029 Without Risk of Impact

Despite no longer being a collision threat, Apophis remains a point of interest due to its close approach, providing astronomers with a rare opportunity to study such a large asteroid up close.

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Hubble Space Telescope Marks Its 34th Anniversary with a Stunning Image of Little Dumbbell Nebula

The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a planetary nebula formed from the remnants of a dying star, appears in the image as a vibrant cloud of glowing gas, shaped like two interconnected translucent bubbles.

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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Set for 2028 Launch to Explore Saturn's Moon Titan

Despite budgetary constraints and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the space agency is pressing forward with plans to send the rotorcraft to explore Titan’s complex, organic-rich environment.

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Pluto's Famous Heart Feature Formed by Celestial Collision, Study Reveals

Pluto's heart, distinguished by its bright, nitrogen-ice covered surface, first captured public and scientific interest when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent back detailed images in 2015.

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NASA and Japan Join Forces to Develop Advanced Lunar Rover for Artemis Missions

This cutting-edge rover, designed by JAXA, will be a fully pressurized vehicle allowing astronauts to live and travel across the lunar surface for up to 30 days.

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Unprecedented Mars Rock Sample Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life

This find, known as sample 24, was retrieved from a unique outcrop that stood out to scientists due to its unusual composition and structure, suggesting a long history submerged in water, possibly part of an ancient Martian lake.

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Astronomers Discover Massive Black Hole in the Milky Way Using Gaia Telescope

Located just 2,000 light years away in the constellation Aquila, Gaia BH3 is the second-closest black hole to Earth and the most massive of its type found within our galaxy, with a mass of 33 times that of the Sun.

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NASA to Develop Coordinated Lunar Time by 2026 Under New U.S. Directive

This initiative, driven by the need for precise coordination during increasing lunar explorations, aims to introduce Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), which will serve as a reference for activities and missions on the Moon.

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ESA to Launch Proba-3 Mission for Artificial Solar Eclipses in Space

The two spacecraft will operate autonomously, using advanced technologies such as satellite navigation, inter-satellite radio links, visible-light cameras, and lasers for millimeter-accurate positioning.