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Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the 1st time ever

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Water molecules have been detected on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, revealing new clues about the ...

“We Never Suspected Anything So Bizarre!”

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This image shows the asteroid Dinkinesh and its satellite as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI) as NASA’s ...

‘Puzzling’ discovery spotted in new images from NASA mission’s asteroid flyby

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Dinkinesh, ...

Lucy mission spots second asteroid during flyby

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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Makes “Marvelous” Discovery During Asteroid Dinkinesh Flyby

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This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy ...

Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic’s 5th commercial spaceflight launching on Nov. 2

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On pace with its once-a-month flight goal, Virgin Galactic is about to embark on its fifth commercial mission, and likely ...

NASA’s Juno Reveals Hellish Landscape of Jupiter’s Moon Io in Latest Flyby

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After years of capturing the massive world of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft has recently turned its attention to its Jovian ...