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Archive for February, 2024

How will the 2024 total solar eclipse differ from the 2017 total solar eclipse?

February 6th, 2024 by

We take a look at how the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will differ from the total solar eclipse that swept across the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017.

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1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be ‘a fragment of an ancient ocean world’

February 6th, 2024 by

Space.com caught up with two leading scientists now engaged in extracting and analyzing samples of asteroid Bennu retrieved by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission.

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James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny bright galaxies to shine light on dark matter

February 6th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny and bright galaxies in the early universe to unveil some secrets about the universe’s most mysterious stuff, dark matter.

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Where do cosmic rays come from?

February 6th, 2024 by

High-energy particles from space constantly bombard Earth at near light speed, but what are their origins?

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New NASA Collection by Stomp Rocket takes off for kid-powered flight

February 6th, 2024 by

The detailed foam spacecraft in the NASA Collection from Stomp Rocket come fully assembled emblazoned with NASA logos and are available exclusively at Target.

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879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space

February 6th, 2024 by

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now racked up more than 879 days in space, breaking the record for most time spent off Earth.

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SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket to launch NASA’s ocean-studying PACE satellite on Feb. 6 (photos)

February 6th, 2024 by

NASA experts spoke ahead of the launch of the ocean and atmosphere studying spacecraft PACE from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on early Tuesday morning.

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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (photo, video)

February 6th, 2024 by

NASA’s Perseverance Rover took a photo of its broken companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, as it sat motionless on a dune on Feb. 4.

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