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No spacecraft has ever landed in the outer solar system — except one: the Huygens probe, which parachuted through Titan's orange haze in 2005 and touched down more than a billion kilometres from Earth in cold that dropped below minus 170 degrees Cels - Space Daily

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No spacecraft has ever landed in the outer solar system — except one: the Huygens probe, which parachuted through Titan's orange haze in 2005 and touched down more than a billion kilometres from Earth in cold that dropped below minus 170 degrees Cels - Space Daily image

In September 2017, after 20 years in space, NASA deliberately flew the Cassini spacecraft into Saturn and let it burn up like a meteor — not because it had failed, but because it had found a possibly habitable ocean on the moon Enceladus that a dead spacecr - 19FortyFive

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In September 2017, after 20 years in space, NASA deliberately flew the Cassini spacecraft into Saturn and let it burn up like a meteor — not because it had failed, but because it had found a possibly habitable ocean on the moon Enceladus that a dead spacecr - 19FortyFive image

Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice in the first 52 seconds of flight, filling the spacecraft with warning lights and turning Mission Control’s data into nonsense — until a young controller named John Aaron recognised an obscure failure pattern and calmly sai - Space Daily

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Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice in the first 52 seconds of flight, filling the spacecraft with warning lights and turning Mission Control’s data into nonsense — until a young controller named John Aaron recognised an obscure failure pattern and calmly sai - Space Daily image

NASA spent 14 years keeping the Galileo spacecraft alive through a jammed antenna and brutal radiation, then in 2003 deliberately flew it into Jupiter to be destroyed — not because it had failed, but because it had found a probable ocean on Europa it could n - 19FortyFive

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NASA spent 14 years keeping the Galileo spacecraft alive through a jammed antenna and brutal radiation, then in 2003 deliberately flew it into Jupiter to be destroyed — not because it had failed, but because it had found a probable ocean on Europa it could n - 19FortyFive image

Scientists Map the Fungi Beneath Our Feet - Newser

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Scientists Map the Fungi Beneath Our Feet - Newser image

NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft happened to be sitting in the path of the July 2012 Carrington-class storm and took the full hit instead of Earth — the only reason we have detailed measurements of a blow we never felt - Space Daily

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NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft happened to be sitting in the path of the July 2012 Carrington-class storm and took the full hit instead of Earth — the only reason we have detailed measurements of a blow we never felt - Space Daily image

Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission and is still flying 49 years later, now so far away that in November 2026 a radio signal will take a full 24 hours to reach it — so when engineers say "good morning" on a Monday, the answer won't arrive until - 19FortyFive

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Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission and is still flying 49 years later, now so far away that in November 2026 a radio signal will take a full 24 hours to reach it — so when engineers say "good morning" on a Monday, the answer won't arrive until - 19FortyFive image

A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it? - Space

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A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it? - Space image

Two eclipses and a meteor shower are the 'don't miss' sky events for Summer 2026 - The Weather Network

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Two eclipses and a meteor shower are the 'don't miss' sky events for Summer 2026 - The Weather Network image

Our galaxy and its neighbours are racing through space at more than two million kilometres an hour, caught in a tug-of-war between the gravity of distant superclusters ahead and a vast, near-empty void shoving us from behind - Space Daily

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Our galaxy and its neighbours are racing through space at more than two million kilometres an hour, caught in a tug-of-war between the gravity of distant superclusters ahead and a vast, near-empty void shoving us from behind - Space Daily image

James Webb telescope finds a colorful surprise buried in the Sword of Orion - Live Science

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James Webb telescope finds a colorful surprise buried in the Sword of Orion - Live Science image

World’s most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert - NBC News

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World’s most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert - NBC News image

In the weightlessness of orbit, an astronaut’s heart can become more spherical as it no longer works against gravity in the usual way, while their spine stretches enough to make them measurably taller before they return to Earth. - Space Daily

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In the weightlessness of orbit, an astronaut’s heart can become more spherical as it no longer works against gravity in the usual way, while their spine stretches enough to make them measurably taller before they return to Earth. - Space Daily image

"It might look like we started a space war, but we didn’t." Astronomers fire lasers at distant cosmic cloud, all in the name of science - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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"It might look like we started a space war, but we didn’t." Astronomers fire lasers at distant cosmic cloud, all in the name of science - BBC Sky at Night Magazine image

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study - Good News Network

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Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study - Good News Network image

About 66 million years ago an asteroid roughly 10-15 km wide struck off Mexico's Yucatan, gouging a crater some 180 km across — and the extinction that followed wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and around 75% of all species - Space Daily

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About 66 million years ago an asteroid roughly 10-15 km wide struck off Mexico's Yucatan, gouging a crater some 180 km across — and the extinction that followed wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and around 75% of all species - Space Daily image

HD 189733b looks deep blue from space, almost Earth-like at first glance — but its colour comes not from oceans, but from silicate particles in a scorching atmosphere where glass may rain sideways through winds of thousands of kilometres an hour. - Space Daily

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HD 189733b looks deep blue from space, almost Earth-like at first glance — but its colour comes not from oceans, but from silicate particles in a scorching atmosphere where glass may rain sideways through winds of thousands of kilometres an hour. - Space Daily image

"Prey is disembowelled and rapidly consumed, often still conscious." 10 deadly species that form ruthless gangs to hunt and kill prey - BBC Wildlife Magazine

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"Prey is disembowelled and rapidly consumed, often still conscious." 10 deadly species that form ruthless gangs to hunt and kill prey - BBC Wildlife Magazine image

Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss - SciTechDaily

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Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss - SciTechDaily image

Human Evolution May Be Undergoing a Major Shift Right in Front of Our Eyes - ScienceAlert

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Human Evolution May Be Undergoing a Major Shift Right in Front of Our Eyes - ScienceAlert image