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More Audio from Perseverance: the Crunch of its Wheels on the Martian Regolith
Oh, the Irony. There are Likely Water Worlds Everywhere, but They're Covered in ice and Impossible to Investigate
Every Spring a Single Cloud Forms at one of Mars' Tallest Mountains and Only Lasts for a few Hours
Perseverance's Landing Site Named for Octavia Butler
The Perseverance rover's landing site was renamed the Octavia E. Butler Landing, in honor of the groundbreaking author who passed away in 2006.
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Remembering NASA Flight Director Glynn Lunney, 1936-2021
Work Begins on Cleaning up Arecibo. The job Could Cost $50 Million
An All-Sky X-Ray Survey Finds the Biggest Supernova Remnant Ever Seen
Perseverance has Started Driving on Mars
The Perservance rover has commenced science operations on Mars, which includes driving across the red sandy surface of Jezero Crater
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There Could be Magnetic Monopoles Trapped in the Earth's Magnetosphere
If magnetic monopoles exist, they might be found in Earth's magnetic field. A new paper gives the first results of the search.
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Oumuamua Isn't an Alien Probe, Because Aliens can Learn Everything They Need About us With Telescopes
A new study offers a new take on why 'Oumuamua could not have been an alien probe: a lack of motivation!
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Oumuamua is Probably Very Similar to Pluto, Just From Another Star System
Perseverance's Landing Seen in Full Color, Thanks to Citizen Science
Lightning Strikes Helped Life get an Early Start on Earth
Tracking Satellites Through GEOSat Eclipse Season
You can spot satellites in far-flung orbits… if you know exactly where and when to look.
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Frosty Sand Dunes on Mars
A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth
As part of the 2021 NAIC proposals, NASA is investigating a concept for a sample-return mission to Titan that would harvest its own fuel from local resources.
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It Turns Out That the World's Oldest Impact Crater Isn't an Impact Crater
Do Supermassive Black Holes Come From Supermassive Stars?
Wormholes Could Allow Travel Across the Universe, as Long as Your Spacecraft is Microscopic
An alternative to general relativity predicts wormhole travel is possible, but only if you're teeny-tiny.
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There Should be About 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Inner Solar System Every Year
A new study led by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has found that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua visit our Solar System seven times a year!
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