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Space.com

One of those excitedly waiting for that science bounty is Amy Williams, an assistant professor in geological sciences at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She is a NASA Perseverance rover participating scientist and has been a member of the NASA …

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft performed better than expected on its first deep-space flight despite experiencing unpredicted loss of its heat shield material. In a teleconference on Tuesday (March 7), NASA leadership discussed Orion’s performance on the …

The New York Times

Scientists announced this week a tantalizing advance toward the dream of a material that could effortlessly convey electricity in everyday conditions. Such a breakthrough could transform almost any technology that uses electric energy, opening new …

Space.com

Scientists have discovered the first evidence of shockwaves rippling through the “cosmic web,” a massive network of interweaving filaments that represents the largest structure in the universe. The discovery represents tantalizing evidence of magnetic …

CNN

This artist’s impression shows the planet-forming disk around the star V883 Orionis and the water molecules detected inside it. ESO/L. Calçada. Sign …

Space.com

Young stars twinkle within a rainbow curtain of dust and gas in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The image highlights NGC-6530, an open cluster of a few thousand stars more than 4,000 light-years away in interstellar space.

Space.com

The space startup Relativity Space called off the first-ever flight of its new 3D-printed rocket on Wednesday (March 8) after a last-minute abort and temperature issues during the countdown. Relativity Space’s Terran 1 launch vehicle, billed as the …

CNN

The Curiosity rover captured these “sun rays” shining through clouds at sunset on Mars on February 2. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SSI.

Space.com

Update for 3 p.m. EST: Relativity Space has updated their launch time to 3:55 p.m. EST (1900 GMT). Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first 3D-printed launcher, will fly for the first time today (March 8), and you can watch the action live …

Scientific American

CLIMATEWIRE | U.S. scientists plan this month to launch a multiyear study of the stratosphere to help world leaders better understand whether it’s possible to use solar geoengineering to counter global warming. And they’re going back in time to do it.