NASA scientists plan to bake, slice, and fire lasers at the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx to understand the creation of our solar system

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An illustration of OSIRIS-REx in orbit around asteroid Bennu.

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab

A giant eruption covered 'over half the sun,' then crashed into Earth nearly 12 hours earlier than forecast

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This filament formed on the sun, then erupted to send solar material speeding toward Earth.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory

Side-by-side photos show 4 major changes made to SpaceX's Starship rocket system after its first launch ended in an explosion

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Side by side annotated image show Starship on its launchpad in April and September. Arrows and circle highlight two changes that have been made to the rocket since it last blew up.
Annotated images shows two of SpaceX biggest changes to its Starship mega-rocket, adding a vent between the stages and a flooding system to the launch pad.

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Why the sun has two giant holes, and what that means for Earth

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  • Two giant holes, 18 to 30 times the size of Earth, have appeared on the surface of the sun.
  • They could send 1.8 million mph solar winds toward Earth.
  • They're called coronal holes, which are cooler areas that don't glow as bright as others.

A NASA probe got slammed by a massive eruption from the sun — and caught it all on camera

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.

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An invisible force surrounding Earth may be creating water on the moon

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A diagram shows areas where lunar water has been detected. The diagram shows clearly that there is more water near the poles of the moon.
A diagram shows areas where lunar water has been detected. Scientists think they've spotted a new way water could be made on the moon.

Li, et al., 2023

An amateur Scottish soccer club is accusing Elon Musk's SpaceX of stealing its logo, but says it doesn't plan on suing, and would rather he buys the team

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Elon Musk.

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Tom Mueller worked for Elon Musk at SpaceX for almost 20 years: 'I learned never to tell him no'

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Tom Mueller left SpaxeX to set up Impulse Space.

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Mysterious flashes of light on Venus aren't what scientists thought, according to a new study. And it could mean safer missions to the planet in the future.

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Venus has a mysterious display of light shows and scientists can't agree on what's causing them.

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NASA says UFOs are probably balloons, planes, or solar glints — but not aliens

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Aliens probably aren't the cause of UAP, but NASA is determined to find out what is.

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