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Watch an Earth-Observing Satellite Launch Today
After delays due to wildfires, the Worldview-4 satellite is finally headed to space
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This Blue Alien Planet Is Not At All Earth-Like
Scientists have found a world that looks like ours, but has deadly winds and rains molten glass
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After Glitch, NASA’s Juno Probe Resumes Science Mission at Jupiter
Now recovered from protective hibernation, the spacecraft is preparing for its next close encounter with the giant planet
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Weird Extragalactic X-Ray Flares Baffle Astronomers
A new class of stellar objects could be causing ultrabright repeating outbursts from old, quiescent galaxies
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Jupiter’s Stripes Go Deep
The latest science returns from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter are filled with surprises
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ExoMars Mission Moves Forward from Lander Woes
Despite the likely loss of its Schiaparelli lander, the Trace Gas Orbiter is gearing up for spectacular science at Mars
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New Details Emerge about Missing Mars Lander
The premature deployment or jettisoning of its heat shield and parachute may have doomed the Schiaparelli lander
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New Dwarf Planet Found in Our Solar System
The object is 530 kilometers across, and lurks in a region beyond Pluto
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Barack Obama Declares U.S. on Track to Mars
In a new op-ed, the President of the United States reiterated his plan to send humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s.
Natural Disasters
Hurricane Matthew Forces Closure of Kennedy Space Center
A “ride-out” team of 139 people is staying through the two-day shutdown
Engineering
Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket Passes Milestone Safety Test
The fifth and final flight of the New Shepard vehicle demonstrated the vehicle's in-flight escape system for future passengers
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“Tabby’s Star” Keeps Getting Stranger
The bizarre object’s overall brightness has been gradually dimming for years
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Was There Ever Life on Mars?
Harsh radiation, thin air and frigid temperatures on the Red Planet likely forced any extant microbes into subterranean refuges long ago
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Rosetta Concludes Mission with a Crash
A deliberate collision with a comet brought the historic space mission to an end
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SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Mars Colonization Dream Ship
The entrepreneur announces detailed plans for a reusable craft that can cary 100 people
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Hubble Telescope Zooms in on Comet’s Death Throes
New images capture best-yet view of cometary disintegration
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Scientists Explain Pluto’s Red-Headed Moon
Data from the New Horizons probe suggests Pluto's atmosphere paints the north pole of Charon, its largest moon
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NASA Hails “Perfect” Launch for Asteroid-Sampling Mission
OSIRIS-REx is set to scrape dirt and gravel from a space rock and return to Earth in 2023
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A Bus-Size Asteroid Just Gave Earth a Close Shave
Scientists spotted the space rock two days before its flyby
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NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres
"Cryovolcanism" and other curious features mark the dwarf planet as a surprisingly active and complex world
