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TESS discovers three new planets nearby, including temperate “sub-Neptune”

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This infographic illustrates key features of the TOI 270 system, located about 73 light-years away in...

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Oddball edge wins nanotube faceoff: Rice U. theory shows peculiar 'Janus' interface a common mechanism in carbon nanotube growth

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Rice University researchers have determined that an odd, two-faced "Janus" edge is more common than previously thought for carbon nanotubes...

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Can We Reuse Polluted Water? Yes, Add Bacteria

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Water recycling, settling, purification by microorganisms at a municipal water station.

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World first as kits designed to extract metals from the Moon and Mars blast off for space station tests

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The biomining reactors will use bacteria to recover minerals and metals from rocks.

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Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles

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Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles.

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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Does Biceps Curls

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In this image, taken July 19, 2019, in the clean room of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at JPL, the rover's 7-foot-long (...

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Europe prepares for Mars courier

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Too hot to handle

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Too hot to handle.

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