Politics
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American Company’s Spacecraft Malfunctions on Its Way to the Moon
After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because…
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First Flight of the Vulcan Rocket Sends an American Lander Toward the Moon
The United Launch Alliance rocket will be the first in a series of new launchers that could chip away at…
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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission
Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.
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The Early Universe Was Bananas
Images from the Webb telescope suggest that newborn galaxies look weirder than expected. Exactly how screwy was physics at the…
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Uranus and Neptune Reveal Their True Colors
Neptune is not as blue as you’ve been led to believe, and Uranus’s shifting colors are better explained, in new…
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New Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io Capture Infernal Volcanic Landscape
Juno, a NASA mission designed to study Jupiter’s origins, sent back new views of the most eruptive world in the…
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Flowers Are Evolving to Have Less Sex
As the number of bees and other pollinators falls, field pansies are adapting by fertilizing their own seeds, a new…
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First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska
The News A highly lethal form of bird flu that has been spreading across the world has now been detected…
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Study Aims to Bring a Tinier Tyrannosaur Back From Oblivion
New research is trying to remake the case that fossils known as Nanotyrannus were their own species, rather than a…
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Watch the First Meteor Shower of 2024 Reach Its Peak
The Quadrantids are forecast to be one of the year’s strongest showers, but they can be difficult to actually spot.