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Crater-diving hopper 'Gracie' will launch to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month Gracie is a joint effort of Intuitive Machines and NASA, which contributed $41 million toward the development of the 77-pound (35-kilogram) robot. The little explorer is named after Grace Hopper, a pioneering computer scientist and mathematician who died ...
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Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week The Christmas asteroid, known formally as 2024 YR4, is currently at the top of both Nasa and the European Space Agency's (ESA) asteroid-risk registers. Nasa estimates the rock weighs almost a quarter ...
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The sun is reaching an 11-year peak. What does it mean for the northern lights in Iowa? Electromagnetic activity is intensifying in 2025 as the sun approaches the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. This heightened activity could increase the likelihood of celestial events like the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights.
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When is the February full moon? It could appear full on Valentine's Day. What to know February has been a big month for astronomical events. There was a six planetary alignment, or "planet parade," to kick off the month and five planets that will be visible with a set of binoculars or a small telescope throughout the rest of the month.
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Webb investigates protoplanetary disk in extreme detail, observes glowing interstellar material The joint NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope, located at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, recently utilized its extraordinary suite of infrared instruments to investigate and image a ...
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Farmers' Almanac shares secrets of this week's full Snow Moon Weeks when there is a full moon are always a good time to brush up on skywatching details. But when the Farmers' Almanac shares information about an upcoming full moon, you know you're in for some good lunar lore. It's true this month, with February's ...
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Neil Shubin takes us to the ends of the earth How do the fins of fish evolve into the wrist bones in mammals? Neil Shubin has traveled to some of the most barren and isolated parts of the planet to crack that mystery. In the far reaches of the frozen Arctic Shubin searched for a fossil ...
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Early Europeans celebrated victory in war by eating their enemies' brains, cave fossils show From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', ...
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James Webb Telescope Unveils Breathtaking Image Of Newborn Star Taking Shape Located 450 light-years away in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, HH 30 is a Herbig-Haro object, a small, radiant nebula nestled in a star-forming region. This phenomenon occurs when high- ...
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Parade of planets march across the night sky this month The planetary display will continue through the rest of February, offering skywatchers a chance to witness multiple planets tracking across the night sky. Saturn will be the first to dip below the horizon but Jupiter and Venus will still be visible for ...
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