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The artist’s impression of the darkening of the red supergiant Betelgeuse.

Betelgeuse mystery explained using data from Hubble Space Telescope

Late last year, astronomers noticed that the normally bright star Betelgeuse was dimming dramatically. Now, data from Hubble can explain why.
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an extremely distant galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way

Astronomers have found our Milky Way’s galactic twin

Astronomers have spotted an oddity from the ancient universe: An extremely distant young galaxy which looks unexpectedly similar to our Milky Way.
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured these sand ripples and the large dune

Celebrate Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 15th birthday with these views of planet

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently celebrated 15 years since its launch, and to celebrate NASA has shared beautiful images captured by the spacecraft.
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JunoCam image of small, bright "pop-up" clouds

NASA’s Juno craft has found some weird stuff in Jupiter’s atmosphere

NASA's Juno spacecraft has found some striking oddities in the planet's atmosphere, including a different type of lightning and slushy hail mushballs.
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Technical challenges could complicate Microsoft’s TikTok takeover

The planned acquisition of TikTok by Microsoft could be a technically complex operation with full separation of the app from ByteDance taking more than a year.
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NGC 1614, captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble image shows the beautiful aftermath of two galaxies merging

A new Hubble image shows the peculiar galaxy NGC 1614, located 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River).
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Soyuz MS-16 lifts off

Russia wants to build its own reusable rocket, Roscosmos chief says

Russia has announced its intention to create a reusable rocket, following in the footsteps of SpaceX's reusable first stage rockets.
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Huawei says it’s running out of smartphone processors due to U.S. sanctions

Huawei says it is struggling to secure enough processors to manufacture its mobile phones, due to a U.S. ban on sale of parts to the company.
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An artist’s impression of Mars’ inner structure. The topmost layer is the crust, and beneath it is the mantle, which rests on a solid inner core.

NASA’s InSight lander shows what’s beneath Mars’ surface

Scientists are learning more about the interior structure of Mars and have found the depths of three boundaries beneath the planet's surface.
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TikTok could take legal action against Trump administration next week

TikTok reportedly intends to bring legal action against the Trump administration as early as next week over the executive order banning the app in the U.S.
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NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completing the Green Run test

NASA completes another testing milestone on its next-generation Artemis rocket

NASA has announced that it has reached a milestone in testing of its next-generation rocket for the Artemis mission to the moon.
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SpaceX Falcon 9

SpaceX and United Launch Alliance win launch contracts for U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has announced it is has chosen two companies to perform its rocket launches over the next several years: SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.
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Dune fields in the Green Crater of Mars

See spring arriving on Mars in these ExoMars images

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s ExoMars orbiter has captured four new images of Mars, showing various craters from across the planet's surface.
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Facebook speaks out against Apple App Store policies following gaming app issue

Facebook complains that it had to remove functionality from its Facebook Gaming app for it to be approved for the Apple App Store.
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astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have measured the amount of ozone in Earth’s atmosphere

Hubble demonstrates how to see exoplanet atmospheres by using lunar eclipse

The Hubble Space Telescope has demonstrated a new method which could be used to learn more about exoplanets, by observing a total lunar eclipse from space.
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Virgin Galactic wants to reach Mach 3 with its new commercial aircraft design

Virgin Galactic has shared a first look at its designs for a high-speed commercial aircraft to whisk passengers to their destinations high above the clouds.
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Garmin reportedly used decryption key, may have paid ransom after cyberattack

Garmin is recovering from a recent ransomware attack and has reportedly received a decryption key to recover its files, suggesting the company paid a ransom.
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The barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 4907

Hubble image shows a brilliant nearby star and a beautiful distant galaxy

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of a distant galaxy and a close bright star in the same frame, showing the contrast of the two.
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Crew Dragon splashes down safely, returning NASA astronauts to Earth

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule has splashed down safely off the Florida coast, completing the first crewed test flight and returning NASA astronauts to Earth.
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Crew Dragon is undocked and on its way home from International Space Station

NASA astronauts Behnken and Hurley are on their way home from the International Space Station as part of the crewed test flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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NGC 2899 planetary nebula

The Very Large Telescope captures a striking cosmic butterfly nebula

A beautiful image of an unusual planetary nebula has been captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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Microsoft nears deal to take over TikTok as Trump ban looms

Popular social video app TikTok could be separating further from its parent company ByteDance to allow it to continue to be used in the U.S.
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Rocket Lab's Electron rocket

Rocket Lab has identified failure issue and will resume launches this month

New Zealand private launch company Rocket Lab announced it has discovered the cause of a failed launch last month, and will resume launches within August.
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An illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover, which is due to land on Mars in February 2021.

Track NASA’s Perseverance rover on its journey to Mars with this simulator

If you want to check in on NASA's Perseverance rover, a webpage has real-time information on the location of the spacecraft which you can use to follow along.
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Weather looks good for SpaceX Crew Dragon return, despite hurricane Isaias

NASA and SpaceX plan to go ahead with return mission for Crew Dragon capsule, but a hurricane off the Florida coast could necessitate a delay to the mission.
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artist's concept of a SpaceX Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station

How to watch NASA astronauts return to Earth on the SpaceX Crew Dragon

On Saturday, August 1, NASA and SpaceX plan to complete their historic Demo-2 mission, the first crewed test flight of the new Crew Dragon capsule.
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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, sits on the pad at Space Launch Complex 41

NASA: Perseverance rover spacecraft suffers minor communications issue

NASA's Perseverance rover, which launched early Thursday morning, is suffering from a minor communications issue, NASA confirmed.
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Meet Ingenuity: The high-tech helicopter designed to fly on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover isn't the only Martian exploration bot headed to Mars this week. Say hello to its flying friend, Ingenuity.
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The Perseverance rover launches atop an Atlas V rocket

NASA successfully launches its Perseverance rover on mission to Mars

NASA has successfully launched its Perseverance rover on its journey to Mars.
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The payload fairing, or nose cone, containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop the Atlas V rocket that will hurl it toward Mars.

Weather looks good for NASA’s Perseverance rover launch to Mars

The weather looks promising for NASA to launch its Perseverance rover to Mars on Thursday, July 30.
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In this artist's concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the Red Planet.

How to watch NASA launch its new Perseverance Mars rover live on Thursday

After years of preparations, NASA is launching another robotic explorer to investigate our neighbor Mars on July 30. Here's how to watch the launch live online.
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Artist’s impression of the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars.

Trace Gas Orbiter spots unexpected gases in Martian atmosphere

An instrument has spotted unexpected gases in the Martian atmosphere, which could help explain a mystery regarding the presence of methane on the planet.
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The payload fairing, or nose cone, containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop the Atlas V rocket that will hurl it toward Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has one final review to pass before launch to Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover is almost ready for its trip to Mars on Thursday, July 30. The next hurdle for the project is the final Launch Readiness Review.
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the first infrared mapping of Ganymede's northern frontier

NASA’s Juno spacecraft maps the northern pole of moon Ganymede for first time

NASA's Juno spacecraft has imaged Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, and captured images showing how its unusual magnetic field affects ice at its poles.
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