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Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death
By Rahul Rao published
Scientists suggest lunar astronauts can stay fit by running sideways within a Wheel of Death.

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why
By Robert Lea published
WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars.

NASA picks 9 companies to develop Mars 'commercial services' ideas
By Mike Wall published
NASA has selected nine companies to develop concepts that could agency science missions to Mars down the road.

AI discovers over 27,000 overlooked asteroids in old telescope images
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new AI software has helped identify more than 27,000 asteroids in our solar system that had been overlooked in telescope images.

NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'
By Samantha Mathewson published
As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impact future crewed missions to the Red Planet.

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet
By Robert Lea published
The JWST has performed a weather report for a distant hot Jupiter exoplanet, finding winds three times as fast as a jet fighter, clouds made of rock and temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why
By Stefanie Waldek published
During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.
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