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Albania Signs the Artemis Accords
Albania will sign the Artemis Accords at a NASA ceremony, becoming the seventy‑third country to join the framework for peaceful space exploration.
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Research results, experiments and scientific breakthroughs.
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Mars Also Shows a Purple Side
While Mars is generally reddish, varying illumination and surface materials can give it a purple hue in some images.
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NASA Celebrates Full Restoration of Guam Remote Station After Typhoon Mawar
After more than three years of rebuilding, NASA’s Guam Remote Station has been officially returned to service.
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Seasonal water shifts move Earth's centre of mass slightly
NASA monitors how seasonal water movements displace Earth's mass centre by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric centre.
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Zond 5: First Lunar Circumnavigation with Biological Payload
On September 15, 1968 the Soviet Union launched Zond 5, the first spacecraft to loop around the Moon and return to Earth.
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Underground Sci‑Fi Films to Watch After Silo Season 3 Concludes
Following the conclusion of Silo’s third season, fans seeking similar subterranean tension can explore a selection of underground‑set science‑fiction movies.
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Trump’s proposal for a US Space Academy raises questions about NASA‑military divide
An executive order signed by former President Trump calls for the creation of a United States Space Academy, sparking debate over its potential impact on the separation of civilian and military space activities.
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Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could shed light on the interiors of Neptune and Uranus
By recreating the extreme pressures and temperatures found inside the ice giants in the laboratory, researchers hope to learn more about the ice that lies deep within these planets.
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Ancient Swedish Goths Possessed Surprisingly Accurate Calendars
Burial mounds north of Stockholm reveal a pre‑Christian society with advanced time‑keeping knowledge.
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Mercury Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously Thought
Observations of surface wrinkles on Mercury indicate that the planet is contracting more strongly than earlier estimates suggested.
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Ryugu dust reveals nitrogen's gradual incorporation into complex molecules
Analysis of asteroid Ryugu's sample shows how nitrogen can slowly become part of complex organic compounds in space.
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ESA Invites Public to Name Hera Mission’s Dinosaur Mascot
The European Space Agency is asking the public to suggest a name for the cartoon dinosaur that represents its Hera asteroid deflection mission.