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What's it like in a galaxy cluster? Scientists use 196 lasers to find out.

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Asteroid spotted just before hitting Earth wows astronomers

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This weekend, an astronomer spotted a small asteroid just hours before the space rock crashed into Earth's atmosphere and met its fiery demise. It was "probably a once-in-a-lifetime" moment, they said.

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What's it like in a galaxy cluster? Scientists use 196 lasers to find out.

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Scientists conducted experiments to create conditions replicating the hot gas in gigantic galaxy clusters. The hope is the experiment series will reveal more about the conditions within giant groups of galaxies.

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All systems go for rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket, the first Space Launch System megarocket, rolls to the launch pad on Thursday, March 17. "It's gonna be amazing," NASA Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said during a news conference Monday.

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Spaceflight

US astronaut will still land on Russian Soyuz despite Ukraine invasion, NASA says

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Geopolitical tensions won't keep an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts from returning to Earth together as planned this month. Mark Vande Hei and two cosmonauts will still travel home together on March 30.

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Astra aces return-to-flight mission, deploys satellites for 1st time

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The California company's two-stage Launch Vehicle 0009 lifted off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island today, just weeks after a failed launch in February.

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei breaks record for longest US spaceflight

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When NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei launched into space 11 months ago, he did not know how long he would be off the planet, let alone that he would be up there long enough to set any records. At 340 days and counting, he now has the U.S. record for the longest single spaceflight.

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Science & Astronomy

The Event Horizon Telescope is back to work to seek out exotic cosmic objects

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The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is gearing up for its 2022 campaign, which includes seven days of remote observations. The telescope network will focus on dramatic objects around the universe including black holes, galaxies and quasars, which are superbright objects with black holes in the middle.

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2 geomagnetic storms will lash Earth, but don't worry (too much)

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The storms aren't likely to cause any harm on Earth, save for possibly muddling radio transmissions and affecting power grid stability at high latitudes - however, the aurora borealis could be seen at lower latitudes that usual.

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Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample

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The Perseverance rover is on a long-term quest to better understand the potential for Mars life. While other Mars missions are searching for signs of water, the rover is going a step further by caching the most promising rocks for a sample-return mission.

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SpaceX

SpaceX unveils epic highlight reel for its 20th birthday (video)

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SpaceX celebrated its 20th anniversary Monday with a short video showcasing Starman, Starship and company innovations in orbit and beyond.

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Skywatching

Spot the Hyades star cluster near Taurus constellation tonight. Here's where to look.

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Look up tonight (March 15) to see the Hyades star cluster light up the Taurus constellation in the night sky.

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Why are we seeing more northern lights this year?

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Solar cycle 25 is kicking off in style. Our sun has a cycle of activity and as it becomes more active, there will be more sightings of the northern (and southern) lights. That is what is happening this winter.

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