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The closest planet to Earth? Probably not the one you’re thinking of
There has recently been some confusion over which of the planets of the Solar System is closest to Earth.
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After Going to Space, You Need to Spend At Least Three Years on Earth Recovering From Brain Damage
A new study shows and it can take as long as 3 years on Earth to recover from brain swelling suffered in space.
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Astronauts that hibernate on long spaceflights is not just for sci-fi. We could test it in 10 years.
First hibernation studies with human subjects could be feasible within a decade, a European Space Agency (ESA) researcher thinks.
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At just 1,600 light-years away, this is now the closest known black hole to Earth
The dormant black hole, dubbed Gaia BH1, sits 1,600 light-years away, three times closer than the last black hole to hold the record.
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NASA's planetary defense mission will test asteroid deflection, but how realistic is it?
NASA's DART mission mimics what scientists would do if an asteroid were headed toward Earth, but there are a few differences compared to defense against a real asteroid impact.
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NASA Shares the 5 Cosmic Targets of James Webb's First Photos
NASA has revealed the five targets that will be shown when the James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color photos are released.
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This galaxy cluster is so massive it warps space-time and bends light
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy cluster named Abell 1351, so unimaginably massive it is bending space-time itself.
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AI powers breakthrough in faster-than-sound jet engines
New research using AI is streamlining simulations of hypersonic aircraft engines, which have defense and commercial applications.
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See SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket fully stacked for testing on the pad (photos) | Space
New images show Starship getting ready for an orbital test flight, which SpaceX hopes to launch a few months from now.
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Nails Seventh Flight on Mars
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has completed its seventh flight on the red planet, taking a photo of the Martian surface during its 63-second trip.
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A 150-million-mile selfie stick: How NASA's Perseverance rover overcame 'time and space' to capture first Mars panorama
The panorama is a composite of 142 individual images taken by Perseverance's Mastcam-Z camera system and shared by the rover's Twitter account.
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Researchers develop AI framework that predicts object motion from image and tactile data | VentureBeat
Researchers developed an AI framework that can predict the motion of objects from visual and tactile data.
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New technique proves capable of reversing age-related vision loss – BGR
Scientists used a mouse study to demonstrate that it's possible to reverse age-related vision decline. The team used genes that are present during embryo development to give the eyes of the mice a sort of boost, and it proved effective.
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Why NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon
NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars to support its long-term exploration plans.
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$700 Quintillion Metal Asteroid Is Likely Former Planet Core
16 Psyche, an asteroid made up of 95% metals, is estimated to be worth $700 quintillion, and may even be the former core of a protoplanet.
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California's Eerie 'Earthquake Pause' Is Unprecedented
California hasn't seen a ground-rupturing earthquake in 100 years. That's unprecedented.
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Turns Out Coffee Acts on Your Brain Like Cannabis, But in Reverse
A new study on the consumption of coffee has revealed the world's most common recreational drug affects our metabolism far more deeply than we realised.
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The Physics of SpaceX's Wicked Double Booster Landing | WIRED
What can we learn from the video of the simultaneous landings?
