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NASA's Perseverance rover finds organic chemicals on Mars

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It's not a detection of Mars life, but it's certainly intriguing. Here's what NASA's Perseverance rover has found on the Red Planet.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Faulty cable causes latest James Webb Space Telescope launch delay

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A faulty data cable between the James Webb Space Telescope and launch pad equipment at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, caused the big observatory's latest launch delay.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Scientists spot water ice under the 'Grand Canyon' of Mars

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"We found a central part of Valles Marineris to be packed full of water - far more water than we expected," a scientist said.

Full Story: Space (12/15)

Spaceflight

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity passes 30 minutes of total air time

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The first drone on Mars has reached the 30 minute air time mark. The helicopter finished its 17th flight on Dec. 5, and is getting ready for an 18th flight.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket fails after launch, 2 satellites lost

A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket by Chinese commercial company Expace failed to make it to orbit Tuesday (Dec. 14), taking two commercial satellites with it during its demise.

Full Story: Space (12/15)

China launches Tianlian data relay satellite in 50th orbital launch of 2021

China's 50th orbital launch of 2021 sent a new data relay satellite into orbit on Monday (Dec. 13) to support the country's space station and crewed missions.

Full Story: Space (12/15)

Science & Astronomy

UAE looks to build on Mars mission success with tour of the asteroid belt

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Less than a year after nailing its first interplanetary mission with a flawless Mars orbit insertion, the United Arab Emirates has selected its next destination: the asteroid belt.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Water's ultimate freezing point just got lower

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"Ice cold" just got even colder: By creating ice from tiny droplets only a few hundred molecules in size, researchers have pushed water's freezing point lower than ever before and changed what we know about how ice forms.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Physicists create new state of matter from quantum soup of magnetically weird particles

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The new phase of matter could be used to design even better quantum computers.

Full Story: Space (12/15)

SpaceX

SpaceX faces sexual harassment allegations from five former employees

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Several former employees have gone public with allegations of sexual harassment experienced at SpaceX.

Full Story: Space (12/16)

Elon Musk named Time Magazine's person of the year

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"In 2021, Musk emerged not just as the world's richest person but also as perhaps the richest example of a massive shift in our society," Time Magazine says.

Full Story: Space (12/13)

Technology

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has a shiny giant mirror made of gold hexagons. Here's why.

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Have you seen images online of a giant, golden honeycomb poised to launch into space? That's the iconic mirror that will allow the James Webb Space Telescope to study corners of the cosmos never before seen.

Full Story: Space (12/14)

Entertainment

Playmobil sends ESA astronauts on 'Mars Expedition' with new toy set

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Playmobil, in cooperation with ESA, is set to release its "Mars Expedition" playset in Europe and the United Kingdom on Friday (Dec. 17). The co-branded toy includes everything that children ages 6 to 12 need to stage their own imaginary mission on the Red Planet.

Full Story: Space (12/14)