Science

Gaia’s biggest operation since launch and commissioning

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MASCOT confirms what scientists have long suspected

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Investigated region on Ryugu.

Want to Colonize Mars? Aerogel Could Help

Raising crops on Mars is far easier in science fiction than it will be in real life: The Red Planet is an inhospitable world. Among other challenges, subzero temperatures mean water can persist on the surface only as ice, and the planet's atmosphere...

Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms

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Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms

Wildfire Sparks in Sugarcane Fields on the Island of Maui

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Wildfire Sparks in Sugarcane Fields on the Island of Maui

Holes in the Universe sharpen cosmic measurements

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The change in the average shape of voids caused by Doppler...

A Rover Pit Stop at JPL

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A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the legs and wheels -...

HiRISE Spots Curiosity Rover at Mars' 'Woodland Bay'

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover can be seen in this image taken from space on May 31, 2019, by the HiRISE camera aboard the...