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Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the night sky
According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...
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Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky
According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and ...
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OTD In Space - April 9: NASA Introduces The 'Mercury 7' Astronauts
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were all military test pilots before they were chosen for the job ...
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The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space
It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneering US space ...
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NASA finds mysterious skull-shaped feature on Mars — where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong
NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock ...
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Trump's cuts to NASA budget could make failure an option for space agency
The Trump administration wants to significantly cut NASA’s budget next year, slashing science research funding in half, a reduction that would halt the launch of a high-tech space telescope and ...
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin
This image from video animation provided by NASA in October 2022 depicts the Lucy spacecraft. (NASA via AP) 31,560 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?
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A mission that could reach Mercury on solar sails alone
To date, only NASA's MESSENGER mission has entered orbit around Mercury, exploring the world from 2011 to 2015. Late next year, the joint JAXA/ESA BepiColombo mission will enter orbit around ...
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Scientists may have finally discovered why Mercury is so weird
New simulations suggest that a grazing "hit and run" collision between a young Mercury and a similarly sized protoplanet may have resulted in its unusual composition. | Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins ...
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NASA's SPHEREx space telescope releases its first images on mission to map millions of galaxies
A NASA space telescope on a mission to map millions of galaxies has turned on its detectors for the first time, capturing images of tens of thousands of stars and galaxies. The SPHEREx ...
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NASA captures mysterious hole on Mars that could be a portal for alien life
NASA has revealed a 328-foot-wide hole on Mars, potentially a gateway to subterranean caves that could harbor alien life. These pits, formed by meteor impacts, might offer protection from harsh ...