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NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming Expedition 73 mission aboard the International Space Station…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 1 in 38 chance of impact in 2032
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This Ancient Galaxy Cluster is Still Forming Stars When it Should be ‘Red and Dead’
The Phoenix Cluster is one of the most massive galaxy clusters known. Astronomers have identified 42…
Our Pale Blue Dot – NASA
This updated version of “the Pale Blue Dot,” made for the photo’s 30th anniversary in 2020,…
A Spiral Structure in the Inner Oort Cloud
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Mercury Completes the Planetary Parade at Dusk
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The Milky Way’s black hole flickers and flares
This artist’s concept portrays the Milky Way‘s black hole. This supermassive black hole sits at the…
Astronomers uncover the topsy-turvy atmosphere of a distant planet
The three layers of the atmosphere of the gas giant Tylos ESO/M. Kornmesser The atmosphere of…