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Jupiter's moon Europa lacks oxygen, making it less hospitable for sustaining life
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Data compiled from NASA's Juno mission shows that Europa, Jupiter's ice-covered moon, severely lacks oxygen.
East Coast cities are sinking at a shocking rate, NASA images show
By Lydia Smith published
Satellite images reveal the rate that cities along the U.S. East Coast, including New York, Baltimore and Charleston, are sinking into the ground.
'Goodnight, Odie': Odysseus, the 1st US moon lander since Apollo, shares farewell image after lunar face-plant
By Ben Turner published
The Odysseus lander powered down yesterday as it braces for two weeks of lunar night. This farewell image may be its last.
Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape
By Patrick Pester published
Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.
Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them?
By Harry Baker published
A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.
NASA's asteroid-slamming DART mission completely changed the shape of its target
By Robert Lea published
NASA's DART spacecraft seems to have completely reshaped asteroid Dimorphos after violently crashing into it in Sept. 2022
Russian satellite narrowly avoids collision with US spacecraft, and NASA could do nothing to stop it
By Ben Turner published
NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning.
NASA grabbed a whopping 120 grams of rubble from asteroid Bennu, and it may contain the seeds of life
By Ben Turner published
NASA's final tally shows that OSIRIS-REx collected roughly 4 ounces (120 grams) of material from asteroid Bennu. The sample collected from the "potentially hazardous" asteroid is thought to contain some of the earliest precursors for life.
NASA's Voyager 1 probe hasn't 'spoken' in 3 months and needs a 'miracle' to save it
By Joanna Thompson published
A communications glitch is preventing NASA's Voyager 1 probe — the farthest spacecraft from Earth in history — from sending home data, and mission scientists are growing concerned.
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