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Science • Mar 30

NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample

A view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. The dust and rocks were poured into the trays from the top plate of the...

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Science • Mar 30

Pink Moon launch – NASA's Artemis II mission could blast off right at the peak of this week's full Moon

Artemis II could launch at the same time as the peak of the Pink Moon. Here's how to make the most of this celestial spectacle.

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Science • Mar 30

Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry 'renaissance'

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Science • Mar 30

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

Water exists in two different liquid forms, which might be why it behaves differently than other substances.

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Science • Mar 30

NASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions...

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Science • Mar 30

Earth formed from material exclusively from the inner solar system, planetary scientists show

Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner solar system, they consider it...

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Science • Mar 30

SpaceX launches Transporter-16 rideshare mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX launched the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions March 30, delivering more than 100 payloads to...

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Science • Mar 30

Stunning new Saturn images reveal hidden motion beneath the clouds

New images from Webb and Hubble show Saturn like never before, exposing its layered atmosphere, powerful storms, and changing seasons.

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Science • Mar 30

Astronaut Mike Fincke Lost The Ability To Talk Whilst On The ISS. NASA Thinks It May Be A Space-Related Thing

During the incident, which lasted around 20 minutes, Fincke was unable to talk. After extensive tests on Earth, we still don't know what happened.

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Science • Mar 30

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

NASA's Crew 11 astronauts were about to enter the final month of their mission aboard the International Space Station when a member of their team suddenly...

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Science • Mar 30

Ancient predator species discovered in South Africa challenges what we know about gorgonopsians

In a study published in The Anatomical Record, researchers have identified a new species of large-bodied gorgonopsian from the middle Permian.

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Science • Mar 30

Scientists Just Upended a 300-Year-Old Law of Physics

When load increases steadily, so does friction, but in the realm of magnetization dynamics, things aren't so simple.

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Science • Mar 30

Outer space conditions hamper sperm's ability to navigate toward an egg

As humankind moves toward the goal of establishing a long-term presence on the moon and Mars, the question of whether reproduction is possible in...

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Science • Mar 30

Vandenberg rocket launch schedule. See upcoming SpaceX missions

Following a March 30 rocket launch marking the final liftoff of the month from California, SpaceX has two missions on the books to kick off April.

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Science • Mar 30

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long-term lunar presence

The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program,...

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Science • Mar 30

Webb telescope spots mysterious explosion that defies known physics

Astronomers have spotted a bizarre cosmic explosion that refuses to play by the rules—and it's leaving scientists scrambling for answers.

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Science • Mar 30

Check Out These Cool Photos From NASA’s Latest Spacewalk

NASA has released a series of awesome photos from its most recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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Science • Mar 30

Scientists Just Found a Massive Freshwater Reservoir Hidden Beneath the Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake has been drying up, but the surprising arrival of reed-filled mounds inspired scientists to investigate what lies beneath.

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Science • Mar 30

New Research Says the Big Bang May Be Linked to a "Deeper Theory of Gravity," Challenging Past Ideas

Researchers say a new theory tackling the Big Bang could reshape how physicists think about the earliest moments of cosmic history. A team at the University...

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Science • Mar 30

SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California

SpaceX launched 119 payloads to a Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit on a rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Transporter-16...

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