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Why did NASA spend $10 billion on James Webb glasses?
Technical challenges and delays were the main reasons why NASA's James Webb super telescope cost many times more than expected.
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Inverted rainbow or illusion 'teasing' viewers of creation?
The reverse rainbow was discovered by Italian astronomer and elementary school teacher Marcella Giulia Pace as the sun was about to set in the sky on February 24.
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Asteroid nearly 500m has just passed the Earth
NASA says an asteroid with a diameter more than three times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt flew past Earth today.
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NASA opens sample tube that can hold Moon gas for 50 years
Experts hope that the specimen, which is preserved in many layers in a vacuum for a long time, will retain the lunar gas.
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NASA released satellite images of 'monster waves' as tall as a 7-story building
NASA has just released an image showing the immense power of giant waves, as tall as seven-story buildings.
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A black spot the size of Earth appears on the Sun
The world's largest solar telescope in Hawaii took pictures of a giant sunspot on the Sun at the end of February.
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Exploration drones can fly 60km above Venus
The experts of the BREEZE project develop a bird-like drone model and equipped with many scientific instruments to
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Scientists discover the largest crater on Earth less than 100,000 years old
A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the most impactful crater on Earth formed in the past 100,000 years.
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NASA's Perseverance robot 'litters' on Mars
The Perseverance robot photographed the Martian landscape with the wheel tracks and drill bits it left on the red planet's surface last year.
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Close-up shot of 'flower' on Mars
The Curiosity Robot (NASA) takes close-up photos of minerals with unique shapes on Mars, including ones that look like flowers.
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NASA will test supersonic aircraft later this year
Engineers are taking advantage of equipment available at the Texas facility to complete structural testing of the X-59 supersonic aircraft.
Space science
Spacecraft photographed giant eruption on the Sun
The Solar Orbiter of NASA and ESA tracks the eruption on the Sun's surface from a distance.
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NASA robot captures drifting clouds on Mars
During its 3,325th day on Mars, the Curiosity robot uses special imaging techniques to observe clouds and measure drift velocity.
Space science
NASA engineer proposes building a settlement flying in the atmosphere to avoid acid rain on the surface of Venus
Venus is not friendly to life, but at an altitude of 50km above the planet's surface, the story is different...
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NASA announces two new Solar missions
In addition to being a source of heat and light, the Sun affects the space environment in a variety of ways.