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Archive for March 29th, 2024

Most quasars are a ferocious force of nature, but not this one

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A quasar over three billion light-years away was found to be rather gentle on its host galaxy, allowing its black hole to keep growing.

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How to earn a ‘black belt’ in solar eclipse chasing

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We explore how eclipses repeat and what it takes to earn a ‘black belt’ in eclipse chasing, according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.

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NASA’s 1st female chief engineer at Kennedy Space Center wants to put a space station around the moon (exclusive)

March 29th, 2024 by

For Women’s History Month, NASA’s Teresa Kinney shared what she’s learned in 40 years of working in agency circles, and how she’s trying to help the next generation fly to space.

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Europe’s upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)

March 29th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands sometime in the next decade.

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NASA’s Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down ages of 1st asteroid targets

March 29th, 2024 by

Scientists shared preliminary results from Lucy’s encounter with Dinkinesh and Selam late last year.

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Final launch of Delta IV Heavy rocket scrubbed late in countdown

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ULA scrubbed the last planned liftoff of its Delta Heavy IV rocket today (March 28) late in the countdown clock. The powerful launcher is now scheduled to fly on March 29.

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Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

March 29th, 2024 by

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

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Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters

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An asteroid that slammed into Mars around 2.3 million years ago left one nine-mile wide crater and created 2 billion smaller craters.

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