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Burning Mystery of the Sun's Plasma Jets May Finally Be Solved
June 22, 2017 | ArticleA new understanding of how jets of plasma explode from the surface of the sun could help scientists crack one of the biggest mysteries surrounding our nearest star.
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NASA Eyes Close-Up Mission to Uranus, Neptune
June 22, 2017 | ArticleNew NASA mission ideas would investigate the gassy environments of Uranus and Neptune, two planets on the edge of the solar system that spacecraft have visited only once.
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Pew Pew Pew! Why Scientists Are Fired Up About Futuristic Space Lasers
June 22, 2017 | ArticleLasers are helping scientists conduct highly precise measurements and observations on Earth, in orbit around our planet and in space.
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Astronomers Continue Search for Earth-Like Planets at Proxima Centauri and Other Stars (Video)
June 22, 2017 | ArticleAstronomers will set the sights of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla on nearby stars Proxima Centauri, Barnard's Star and Ross 154.
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Europa Clipper: Sailing to Jupiter's Icy Moon
June 21, 2017 | ReferenceNASA's Europa Clipper mission would fly by the icy moon of Jupiter to investigate whether the satellite possesses the ingredients necessary for life.
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Why Solar Eclipses Don't Happen Every Month (Animation)
June 21, 2017 | ArticleA new NASA video explains what determines when Earth experiences solar eclipses — and why they don't happen every month, as the moon crosses between the sun and the Earth.
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Here Is NASA's Advice for Watching the 2017 Solar Eclipse
June 21, 2017 | ArticleIn the style of an airline safety announcement, NASA describes how to safely view the 2017 total solar eclipse that will cross the continental United States on Aug. 21.
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B612 Studying Smallsat Missions to Search for Near Earth Objects
June 21, 2017 | ArticleThe B612 Foundation, which once sought to privately develop a large space observatory to search for potentially hazardous near Earth objects (NEOs), is now studying an alternative approach that uses much smaller spacecraft.
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If We Live in a Multiverse, Where Are These Worlds Hiding?
June 21, 2017 | ArticleWhat is the scientific basis for the popular science-fiction convention of multiple universes?
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The Family Tree of Exoplanets Has Just Divided Into Two Branches
June 21, 2017 | ArticleAn analysis of nearly 3,500 known exoplanets shows that planets in our galaxy overwhelmingly fall into two groups.
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