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NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the…

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Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole

Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but…

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European Mars orbiter spies crumbling crater ‘soaked in layers of Martian history’ (photo)

A European Mars probe captured a stunning view of a Martian crater that’s rich in many of the features that…

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NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

NASA hasn’t given up on Lunar Trailblazer yet. The 440-pound (200-kilogram) probe went silent a day after its Feb. 26…

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New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic, volcanic Red Planet terrain

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain…

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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the…

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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe’s Solar Orbiter reveals

Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar…

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