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2021-03-12 22:15:55 Relax with the calming sound of NASA’s Perseverance firing lasers on Mars

As it analyses surrounding rocks

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2021-03-10 20:03:38 Portrait of a Nebula

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, an example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield). A nebula like this one is formed when the star at its center sheds huge quantities of material from its outer layers, leaving behind a spectacular cloud of gas and dust.

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2021-03-10 17:20:09 Russia partners with China for lunar space station

The two space powers will build a station around the Moon that rivals NASA’s planned Gateway

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2021-03-04 21:12:17 NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing

The Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of the rover's deck on Feb. 20, 2021. This view provides a good look at PIXL, one of the instruments on the rover's stowed arm.

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2021-03-03 22:01:06 With "Starbase" and a new Starlink factory, Musk deepens foray into Texas

Musk is shaking things up in Texas, with an idea to create a "City of Starbase" and a new Starlink plant in Austin

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2021-02-27 22:46:16 Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids

Astronomers found a roaming comet taking a rest stop before possibly continuing its journey. The wayward object made a temporary stop near giant Jupiter. The icy visitor has plenty of company. It has settled near the family of captured asteroids known as Trojans that are co-orbiting the Sun alongside Jupiter. This is the first time a comet-like object has been spotted near the Trojan asteroid population. Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal the vagabond is showing signs of transitioning from a frigid asteroid-like body to an active comet, sprouting a long tail, outgassing jets of material, and enshrouding itself in a coma of dust and gas.

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2021-02-26 23:46:35 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin delays New Glenn debut to late 2022

Losing out on a lucrative Pentagon contract hit the company hard, an executive said

New Glenn is a massive, partially reusable heavy-lift rocket designed to launch anything from national security payloads and commercial satellites. Its first flight was previously slated for sometime in 2021.

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2021-02-25 19:09:30 Parker Solar Probe Offers Stunning View of Venus

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020.

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2021-02-19 00:45:21 This is the first image received from NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover following its successful landing on the Red Planet on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

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2021-02-19 00:13:22 Touchdown confirmed.

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