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Schiaparelli Mars Lander Likely Crashed on Descent
The European Space Agency lost contact with the Schiaparelli probe after it jettisoned its heat shield and deployed its parachute
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Did a Comet Set Off Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago?
Tiny glass beads found in New Jersey and Bermuda suggest this dramatic warming period began with an impact
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Uranus May Have Been Hiding Two Moons
Researchers spotted ripples in the planet’s rings, which may be tracks left from two tiny moons
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Five Things to Know About the Schiaparelli Probe Heading for a Touchdown on Mars
A lot is riding on the European Space Agency’s first Mars lander
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Craters Are Forming on the Moon Faster Than Anyone Predicted
New research digs into the changes on the pockmarked lunar surface
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There Are Ten Times as Many Galaxies as Previously Thought
By these latest estimates, two trillion galaxies are scattered throughout the vast universe
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Commercial Modules Are Coming to the International Space Station. But You Can’t Visit Anytime Soon
Small, slow steps for private spaceflight
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Many of NASA’s Recent Successes Actually Date Back to the Bush Administration
Some leaps, launches and grand plans for the future
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Say Hello to Our Solar System’s Newest Dwarf Planet
Spotting the dwarf planet could help in the search for Planet Nine
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Major Martian Dust Storms Might Soon Envelope the Red Planet
A plus for meteorologists but perhaps bad news for rovers
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October Skies Herald Meteor Showers Throughout the Month
The Draconid and Orionid meteor showers will streak across night skies this month
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Mission Complete: Rosetta’s 12 Year Journey Is Over
In the early hours of the morning, Rosetta crashed into comet 67P in style
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Our Galactic Neighborhood Is Bigger Than Scientists Once Thought
Goodbye spur, hello spiral arm
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Mercury Is Tectonically Active, Making It Uniquely Like Earth
A whole new picture of Mercury’s geologic history emerges, showing its crust is being thrust up and its surface is changing over time
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Sorry, Stargazers: There’s No Way to See This Weekend’s Black Moon
It’s just a trumped-up nickname for a new moon
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Evidence Stacks Up for Icy Geysers Erupting on Europa
Possible water plumes could give researchers a way to study Jupiter’s moon without drilling
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How a Couple of Guys Built the Most Ambitious Alien Outreach Project Ever
You might think it takes vast governmental resources to launch an extraterrestrial communication effort. Nope
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NASA Didn’t Change Your Astrological Sign, Blame It on Earth’s Wobbly Rotation
Astrology is not a science
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Astronauts Tell All About Their One Year on “Mars”
In an unprecedented simulation, NASA learned that its astronauts are a bunch of overachievers
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Water Bear Genes Could Help Protect Space Explorers From Radiation
A protein produced by tardigrades, a group of microscopic but hardy creatures, protects and repairs DNA damaged by X-rays
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