Exploration
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TechnologyTechnology The World
Check Out the Clearest Pictures We Have of Jupiter!
A series of spectacular new images of Jupiter and Io, one of its four moons, clearer than ever before, were captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, whose mission will be extended for three years to explore the region where the giant’s rings and small moons orbit.
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TechnologyTechnology The World
A Part of the Universe Can Now Be Seen More Clearly Than Ever
Launched in 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was sent to map out our universe and its wonders to the greatest precision ever, and the full 166-megapixel image through the COSMOS-Web survey is finally available to the public.
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Technology
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TechnologyTechnology The World
Astronomers Find a Cosmic Surprise in the Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered an evolved galaxy appearing as orderly as contemporary galaxies like the Milky Way, but at a period considered the universe’s toddler era, forcing cosmologists to revise their notions about galaxy evolution.
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EnvironmentEnvironment Chile
Plucked and Replanted: How This Tree Survives Outside Its Native Ground
The toromiro tree hasn’t been found on the Chilean territory of Easter Island for more than half a century, but it has found roots in botanical gardens across the world, and researchers are working hard to return the endemic species to its native ground.
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TechnologyTechnology USA
Record Amount of Rock Samples Collected to Discover an Asteroid’s Origins
Over 120 grams of pebbles and small rocks have been collected from the asteroid Bennu's surface, and astrophysicists hope to further their understanding of planetary formation, the origin of water on Earth, and even the building blocks of life itself.
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