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Don’t mess with Mars. It has a crust made of ‘heavy armor,’ scientists say

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 19:11

NASA’s InSight mission spotted a marsquake that probed the thick Mars crust and confirmed why the north and south of the Red Planet are so different.

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Can NASA’s Artemis moon missions count on using lunar water ice?

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 17:11

While many missions aim to explore permanently shadowed regions on the moon for water ice, it must be asked how realistic it is to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation.

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What happened to the missing stars at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy?

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 17:11

The stellar companions of more than a dozen stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy have gone missing — and astronomers want to know why.

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Take a sneak peek at new ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes’ comic series out May 17 (exclusive)

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 04:12

Get a sneak peak at IDW’s new comic series “Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes” with this exclusive interview with screenwriter/producer Marc Guggenheim.

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Record-breaking amateur rocket soars higher than Mt. Everest

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 04:12

College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

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Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 03:12

Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew’s include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

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Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until bursting in a thermonuclear explosion

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 02:11

Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew.

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

Submit on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 01:11

A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.

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