Planetary Defense: NASA’s radar captures two large asteroids zooming past Earth

NASA has tracked two near-Earth asteroids, capturing important data about their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing efforts to protect the planet. (Artist's concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comThe…

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Webb Space Telescope captures stunning merger of quasar and galaxy billions of light-years away

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have studied the interaction of quasars with satellite galaxies, revealing critical insights into the growth of galaxies in the early universe, the mass…

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Mars Odyssey Celebrates 100,000 Orbits, Captures Epic View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano

NASA's Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running Mars mission, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th time today, the mission team announced in statement.To celebrate the milestone, the space agency released an…

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Webb does the ‘impossible’ – the space telescope captures the first look at the interior of an exoplanet

An artist's concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing in the planet's gaseous envelope. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins UniversityJames Webb Space Telescope The data reveal that WASP-107 b…

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