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Citizen scientists detect patterns in clouds over Mars

Citizen scientists working with the NASA Cloudspotting project have used data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to observe when and where water and carbon dioxide clouds cluster over the Red Planet.

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NASA's New, Free Streaming Service To Take Off This Week

NASA+ will be ad-free and feature Emmy-award winning live shows and original series. It launches on November 8 and — did we mention that it's free?

Kiplinger

Japan's mission to bizarre asteroid Phaethon delayed to 2025

Japan's DESTINY+ mission to 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the famous Geminid meteor shower, will have to wait a bit longer to get off the ground.

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Perseverance pastry: Celebrity chef Duff Goldman makes Mars rover cake

As it turns out, it takes a good deal of planning, patience and, well, Perseverance, to create a cake in the shape of a NASA Mars rover. Just ask Duff Goldman.

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Watch NASA build Artemis 2 astronaut moon rocket boosters ahead of 2024 launch (video)

A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.

Space

NASA's SWOT satellite maps nearly of all Earth's water (video)

Data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was used to map surface heights of the planet's oceans and freshwater lakes and rivers.

Space

Netherlands, Iceland sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration

The Netherlands and Iceland have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 31.

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The supernova that challenged our worldview

On November 6, 1572, German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler of Wittenberg observed what he believed was a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. On November 11, it was spotted by famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this “new star,” which we now know was a supernova…

The Hindu

Take an interstellar tour: what would you see if you could travel around our galaxy?

An imaginary starship trip beyond the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way offers new perspectives on the wonders of space

The Guardian - UK

James Webb Space Telescope could soon solve mysteries of the Milky Way's heart

To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.

Space

Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died

The Independent UK

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers Bonus Mini Asteroid During Flyby

Lucy mission encounters a binary pair as it flies past half-mile-wide asteroid Dinkinesh

Zenger

7 scorching-hot exoplanets discovered circling the same star

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope spotted a seven exoplanet system with worlds being battered by radiation from their parent sun-like star just before its retirement in 2018.

Space

Happy birthday Andreas Mogensen! International Space Station astronaut celebrates in space

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen marked his birthday on the International Space Station Nov. 2 by flying his country's flag and enjoying sunny weather.

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NASA's new app helps you find the International Space Station in the night sky

The app is available for use in 11 different languages including English, German, Spanish and French

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 18th mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites on Friday evening (Nov. 3). It was the record-setting 18th mission for the rocket's first stage.

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot turns blue in new ultraviolet view from Hubble Telescope (photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped an ultraviolet image of the gas giant Jupiter, offering a stunning false-color look at the planet's turbulent atmosphere.

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Behold the Grand Arms of This Gorgeous Galaxy in a New Hubble Image

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the grand spiral arms of a southern-sky galaxy.

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Look up! The Taurid meteor shower peaks next week

If skies are clear during this upcoming week, be sure to take a few moments to gaze upward. You just might be lucky and catch a glimpse of a spectacular sky sight — a Taurid meteor.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope reveals distances of nearly 200 deep-space galaxies

We now know how far away some galaxies are in the iconic "deep field" image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. A Canadian instrument is revealing more about how the universe changed over time.

Space

Miss England 'flies' Boeing Starliner spaceship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Jessica Gagan, Miss England 2023, toured Boeing facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and flew their Starliner simulator. The aerospace engineer is promoting STEM education during her U.S. tour.

Space

Returning astronauts to the moon is NASA's biggest challenge, but not its only one: report

NASA's Office of the Inspector General 2023 annual report highlights 7 major challenges, including the return of humans to the moon and the retirement of the International Space Station.

Space

See Jupiter shine bright during the Taurid meteor shower tonight

Jupiter will be opposite the sun as seen from Earth on Friday (Nov. 3), shining brightly throughout the night as the Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers approach their peaks.

The Hindu

Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth's deep interior

Seismologists have recognised since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth’s mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region

Space

SpaceX, NASA delay CRS-29 cargo launch again, to Nov. 9

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the next Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station by two additional days, to Nov. 9.

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