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Science • May 07

NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Marks 200 Days Inside Habitat

The four crew members of NASA's Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission on May 7. Currently, the crew is in a...

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Science • May 07

Here's what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA's Curiosity rover (video)

A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover's wheels while driving on Mars.

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Science • May 07

This volcano didn't just erupt—it triggered a hidden atmospheric cleanup scientists never expected to see

When the submarine volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai in the South Pacific erupted in January 2022, it was not only one of the most violent volcanic...

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Science • May 07

Pandora Exoplanet Mission Unveils Stunning First Images, Marking a Major Milestone in Space Exploration

NASA's Pandora mission has delivered its first engineering images, signaling a promising future for exoplanet science and low-cost space missions.

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Science • May 07

Streetlights trigger bizarre 'death spirals' in thousands of isopods, scientists find

A new study led by Ph.D. student Idan Sheizaf, under the guidance of Prof. Ariel Chipman from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has documented a...

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Science • May 07

Interstellar Comet Was Born in a Very Cold Place

In late 2025, astronomers spotted an interstellar comet making a quick trip through the solar system. 3I/ATLAS was discovered in July when it was just...

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Science • May 07

Telescope atop Mauna Kea on Big Island helps reveal changes in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations suggest the comet's chemistry changed as it passed near the sun, providing new clues to how materials in interstellar comets differ from those...

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Science • May 07

How do the biggest black holes in the universe form? Ripples in spacetime provide a clue

"The key question now is, are these black holes telling us that our models of stellar evolution are wrong, or are they being made in another way?".

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Science • May 07

Artemis 2 moon launch brought nearly 350,000 people to Florida's Space Coast

About 346000 U.S. visitors — roughly the equivalent of the population of Honolulu, Hawaii — came to Florida's Space Coast during the Artemis 2 launch...

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Science • May 07

Scientists Have Created The First Ever 'Smell Map', And It's Stunning

Smell is a powerful sense. It signals to your body whether something will taste good (or terrible), that you are finally home, that it's about to rain,...

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Science • May 07

Testing quantum collapse theory with the XENONnT dark matter detector

Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state at...

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Science • May 07

These Two Companies Found a Brilliant Plan to Remove Space Debris, Here’s How They Plan to Do It

Space debris is piling up, but two companies have found a way to turn the tide.

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Science • May 07

Fungal strains in space spark worry

NASA found fungal strains that survive even its most stringent sterilization efforts, suggesting Earth microbes may already be living on Mars.

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Science • May 07

Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm

Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a US representative from Oklahoma for three terms,...

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Science • May 07

Ice Age butcher's tools are a sign of ancient humans' creativity during hard times

In central China, scientists have spent over a decade excavating and studying an archaeological site where ancient humans butchered animals.

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Science • May 07

Should Saturn's huge moon Titan be humanity's next destination, after the moon and Mars?

Next month, a first-of-its-kind gathering will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to tantalizing Titan, the largest of Saturn's many moons.

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Science • May 07

Satellite quantification of enhanced methane oxidation applied to the stratospheric plume following Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas whose atmospheric sink remains uncertain, and emerging strategies to enhance its removal will require quantification...

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Science • May 07

New NASA telescope poised to reveal dozens of neutron stars

NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could help shed light on hidden neutron stars across the Milky Way.

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Science • May 07

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice shelves may cause global sea levels to rise far faster than expected

Global sea levels may rise faster than previously expected, suggests a new study in Nature Communications. The reason is that warming oceans appear to be...

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Science • May 07

New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environment

With no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of battery energy-storage systems.

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