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Amazon, Amblin documentary ‘Good Night Oppy’ to tell Mars rover’s story

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“Good Night Oppy” will tell the story of the connection that grew between the Opportunity rover and the people who created it.

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Hubble Space Telescope in safe mode after software glitch

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Hubble went into a protective “safe mode” early Sunday morning (March 7), but its handlers seem confident it will bounce back in relatively short order.

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On This Day in Space! March 8, 1979: Volcanoes spotted on Jupiter’s moon Io

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On March 8, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Arecibo Observatory telescope cleanup could cost up to $50 million, NSF reports

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Cleaning up the collapsed radio telescope at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico could cost between $30 million and $50 million, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Relativity Space teams with HI-SEAS, NASA to celebrate International Women’s Day

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California-based aerospace startup Relativity Space will celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month with a new video highlighting an all-woman analog astronaut crew.

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Women in space: A gallery of firsts

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Here’s a run-through of the trailblazing women who achieved major firsts in space.

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Giant Magellan Telescope project casts sixth mirror

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A furnace began rotating Friday (March 5) at the University of Arizona, kicking off the casting process for the sixth of seven segments that will make up the Giant Magellan Telescope’s primary mirror.

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Arecibo Observatory has more science to do despite iconic radio telescope’s collapse

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For decades, the words “Arecibo Observatory” was shorthand for the facility’s massive radio telescope, one of those rare instruments that reached icon status beyond its core science community.

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