NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question mark in deep space. It could be 2 galaxies colliding.

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giant orange question mark in the middle of galaxies and bright blue star-like lights in space
NASA, what is this?

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Massive explosions from the sun pose a radioactive triple threat to the moon, Earth, and Mars

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A picture of the sun taken on May 18 shows a powerful solar flare being released.

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NASA's Mars Helicopter Just Won't Quit, Resuming Flights After an Untimely Landing

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has had a rough few months, first losing communication with its home planet and later suffering a glitch that interrupted its flight. But you can’t keep a good chopper down. Ingenuity soared above the Martian terrain once again as its team on Earth tries to figure out what went wrong with…

Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter — and scientists aren't sure why

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NASA's Insight lander sent back data from Mars that shows the planet is slowly accelerating, making its days fractionally shorter every year.

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Orion's Heat Shield Remains 'Biggest Open Issue' Ahead of NASA's Artemis 2 Mission

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NASA is working to resolve a lingering issue with the Orion capsule’s heat shield, which is designed to protect the astronauts on board the spacecraft during its return to Earth as part of the Artemis 2 mission.

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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions

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The moon is open for business.

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Boeing Still Determined to Launch Starliner Crewed Flight Despite Recent Troubles and $1 Billion Losses

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Following several delays and over $1 billion in losses, Boeing claims its troubled Starliner program will be ready to launch crews to the International Space Station (ISS) by early 2024 as it works to resolve two safety hazards on its capsule.

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NASA used an interstellar 'shout' to reconnect with Voyager 2 probe after losing it in a technical screw-up

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An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.
An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.

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Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows

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The International Space Station looking like a white dot as it passes the Moon as seen from Liverpool.
The International Space Station looking like a white dot as it passes the Moon as seen from Liverpool.

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NASA Chooses Axiom Space for Fourth Private Mission to the ISS

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Axiom Space will fly a fourth crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA once again selects the private space venture for another mission to low Earth orbit.

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