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NASA Mars lander creates 1st ever map of the Martian underground

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The team used instruments on board NASA's InSight probe, which landed in the flat Elysium Planitia in 2018 to study weak "marsquakes" rippling through the planet

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NASA launches DART mission to destroy a spacecraft to (potentially) save planet Earth

(NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA has launched its first planetary defense mission to practice what the agency might do if planet Earth were threatened by a wayward asteroid.

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Best Black Friday camera deals

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We've rounded up the best Black Friday camera deals from the likes of Canon, Nikon and Sony to help you make the best pick for your space snapshot needs.

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Spaceflight

Russia launches new Prichal module to International Space Station

(Roscosmos)

A Russian-built Soyuz rocket carrying a modified Progress cargo spacecraft and the new Prichal docking module lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday (Nov. 24) at 8:06 a.m. EST (1306 GMT). It will arrive on Nov. 26.

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Virgin Galactic announces winner of free trip to suborbital space

(Virgin Galactic)

Virgin Galactic and the charity fundraising platform Omaze announced today (Nov. 24) that Keisha S., a health and energy coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, has won two seats aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars on 16th Red Planet flight

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity made its latest hop on Sunday (Nov. 21), about two weeks after its previous flight. According to a description of plans for the flight published on Nov. 16, the sortie was designed to carry Ingenuity one step closer to its original airstrip, dubbed Wright Brothers Field.

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Science & Astronomy

Tachyons: Facts about these faster-than-light particles

(Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images)

Traveling faster than light and time-travel could be real for tachyons. If one thing science fiction excels at, it's allowing us to marvel at the breaking of the physical laws of the universe.

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DART timeline: What's next for NASA's asteroid-smacking mission after launch

(Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

Like other space missions, DART is packed with milestones, especially in the first few weeks after launch.

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NASA's superfast Parker Solar Probe just broke it own speed record at the sun

(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)

The Parker Solar Probe reached a top speed of 101 miles (163 kilometers) per second during its 10th close solar flyby on Sunday, which translates to a dizzying 364,621 mph (586,000 kph), NASA officials said.

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Technology

Save $300 on a DJI FPV combo drone with a 4K camera in this early Black Friday deal

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Drone manufacturer DJI is known for a wide range of quadcopters, but this first-person view (FPV) model is at one the lowest prices we've ever seen for such a high-end drone.

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Rocket Lab aims to catch a falling Electron booster with a helicopter in early 2022

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Rocket Lab plans to pluck the falling first stage of one of its Electron launchers out of the sky with a helicopter on its next recovery mission, company representatives said. The timeline is not yet set, but this dramatic aerospace feat is likely to happen soon.

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Black Friday augmented reality globe deal: Save 31% on this interactive Orboot Earth by PlayShifu

(Amazon)

PlayShifu's augmented reality educational globe Orboot Earth can offer an interactive introduction to geography for any child on your holiday list and right now you can save $16 on it in an early Black Friday deal.

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Skywatching

Black Friday telescope deals: What's in stock and what's on sale

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We're keeping a close eye on the Black Friday telescope deals as they roll in - here are the best discounts available today.

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Early Black Friday deal: save over 50% on Celestron's 114AZ-SR telescope

(Celestron)

This large 114mm Newtonian reflector has had its price knocked down to just $84.99 on Kohls. It was already reduced to $94.99, but budding astronomers can apply the code ENJOY15 at the checkout to get a further 15% discount.

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Best telescopes 2021: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more

(Future)

Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs - whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

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Black Friday laptop deal: Save big on Macbook Air and Dell XPS 13 for astrophotography editing

(Apple)

If you're serious about astrophotography, you're going to want an amazing laptop for photo editing to get the best out of your work, and these Black Friday laptop deals are perfect for photo editing.

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