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Moon Surprisingly Battered, New Lunar Gravity Map Reveals
The findings should shed light on the evolution of the moon and the solar system's rocky planets.
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Black Marble: Stunning New Images of Earth at Night
See what the world looks like at night — from space.
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Double Star Systems May Be Hiding a Third Companion
Many binary systems spread across vast distances could host a third star in their center.
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NASA's Next Mars Rover Should Collect Samples, Experts Say
Some scientists want the 2020 rover mission to collect pieces of Mars for eventual return to Earth.
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New 'Green Bean' Galaxies Glow In the Dark
Huge black holes in these galaxies spew out tremendous amounts of X-rays.
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NASA to Launch New Mars Rover in 2020
NASA officials announced a plan to send another roving vehicle to Mars within this decade.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Gets Mission Extension
NASA will keep running Curiosity and its other Mars assets as long as they're scientifically viable.
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Opportunity has made its way to clay-bearing deposits on the Red Planet.
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DNA 'LEGOs' Build a Mini Space Shuttle
DNA 'bricks' that join together to make 3D shapes by themselves could lead to new nanotechnology.
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Mariner 4: First Spacecraft to Mars
Our first glimpse of Mars in 1964 revealed craters and a barren landscape.
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Earth At Night - Stunning New View From Space |...
Using data from the (Suomi NPP) satellite, scientist have assembled this animated composite. The light detection instrumentation is ten to hundreds of times better than previous capabilities.
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