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Science • Apr 04

As the Hubble Space Telescope turns 36, see 36 of its most breathtaking photos of space

Since it launched into space on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been an invaluable instrument to astronomers in unraveling the mysteries of...

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Science • Apr 04

Scientists Analyzed First Results from Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and Made a Discovery No One Expected

New results from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander suggest the moon's internal heat distribution may be much more uniform than scientists...

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Science • Apr 04

Your squishy, wormlike ancestors are at least 4 million years older than you thought

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them possibly our vertebrate ancestors.

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Science • Apr 04

Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them possibly our vertebrate ancestors.

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Science • Apr 04

Living Space

We don't have to travel to the moon to gain some of the insight that astronauts do.

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Science • Apr 04

Students found a star from the dawn of the universe drifting into the Milky Way

A group of undergraduate students stumbled into a cosmic time capsule—one of the oldest stars ever discovered—while combing through massive astronomy...

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Science • Apr 04

Amazon satellite launch recap: Live updates from Florida Atlas V rocket launch

Live updates from ULA's April 4 early morning Amazon Leo 5 mission that launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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Science • Apr 04

ULA Atlas V Rocket Launching Saturday at 1:45 AM ET

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch its fifth Atlas V 551 rocket on Saturday at 1:45 AM ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket will carry...

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Science • Apr 04

NASA Artemis II crew captures Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they rocket to moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.

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Science • Apr 04

See Photos from the First Lunar Travelers Since 1972

You look amazing. You look beautiful,” said astronaut Victor Glover looking back at Earth.

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Science • Apr 04

NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II Moon Mission: ‘You Look Beautiful.’

The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.

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Science • Apr 04

NASA's Artemis II crew are quite the photographers. See what they've snapped so far

Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting guidance from scientists on what...

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Science • Apr 03

Trump again looks to cut NASA budget by billions of dollars

President Donald Trump once again wants to chop billions of dollars from the agency, including its science missions, according to documents released Friday.

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Science • Apr 03

Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon

President Donald Trump released a budget blueprint on Friday calling for a 23 percent cut to NASA's budget, two days after the agency launched four...

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Science • Apr 03

ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission

United Launch Alliance launched its latest Atlas 5 rocket, which carried a batch of 29 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit. The mission was the largest...

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Science • Apr 03

NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations,...

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Science • Apr 03

Florida rocket launch may be visible along East Coast states. See map

What time is the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral? ULA Atlas V may be seen across most of Florida after liftoff. Did your city make the visibility map?

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Science • Apr 03

Scientists Tracking the Microplastic Pollution Just Realized They Were Measuring Their Own Lab Gloves

We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere—in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our blood. But researchers tracking...

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Science • Apr 03

The Rubin Observatory just turned the night sky into a live feed

It's like Rubin Observatory is Netflix streaming the movie out to the public, in this case our scientific community," said Dr. Bob Blum.

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Science • Apr 03

Artemis II Pilot Test Drove the Orion Capsule on the Way to the Moon

Victor Glover, a former Navy test pilot, carefully maneuvered the Orion capsule in space around a discarded rocket stage. The demonstration is crucial for...

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