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Historic Mount Wilson Observatory survives close call with Southern California’s Bobcat Fire

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Firefighters protected the historic observatory as the wildfire crept dangerously close.

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Here’s every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched

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This slideshow shows every successful Venus mission in history, according to information from NASA.

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‘Stupendously large’ black holes could grow to truly monstrous sizes

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A team of scientists now suggests black holes could reach what they call “stupendously large” sizes, each harboring the mass of 100 billion suns or more.

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Tropical storms and billowing wildfire smoke rage in the same NASA satellite photo

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A satellite spotted several tropical storms and dozens of wildfires ravaging the United States together in one image.

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The 1st Artemis astronauts on the moon may not visit the lunar south pole after all, NASA says

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For 18 months, NASA has focused on landing astronauts in 2024 near the moon’s south pole, but that last piece of the directive may need to take a back seat if executing the mission gets too tricky.

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Astronauts to film Estée Lauder skincare serum on International Space Station: report

September 18th, 2020 by

NASA astronauts will be receiving and filming bottles of Estée Lauder skincare aboard the International Space Station later this month, according to CNN Business.

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Family, fellow astronauts to celebrate life of moon voyager Al Worden

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An Apollo astronaut who set a record for social distancing is being remembered for the close relationships he made in life.

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Pastel-colored Jupiter dazzles in gorgeous Hubble telescope photo

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A photo by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the solar system’s largest planet in surprising pastel hues.

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