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Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 20:11

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

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Can ‘failed stars’ have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 04:11

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these “failed stars” can have planets.

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Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump for president

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 03:11

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person ever to walk on the moon, endorsed Donald Trump in a statement released today (Oct. 30).

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NASA astronaut snaps spooky photo of SpaceX Dragon capsule from ISS

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 03:11

The Dragon, named Freedom, is flying SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission for NASA.

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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida today

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 02:11

SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Oct. 30), during a four-hour window that opens at 5:10 p.m. ET (2110 GMT).

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Astrophotographer captures comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS growing an anti-tail (photos)

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 02:11

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an ‘anti-tail.’

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NASA’s Perseverance rover unexpectedly finds green-ish spots on Mars

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 01:12

NASA’s Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.

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NASA announces 9 possible moon landing sites for Artemis 3 lunar mission

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 01:12

NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites near the moon’s south pole for its Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface no earlier than 2026.

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