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NASA shares GIF of a new black hole 30,000 light-years away seen by students studying at an asteroid

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NASA shares GIF of a new flaring black hole 30,000 light-years away that was discovered by students studying an asteroid Students using  NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to study an asteroid found a new black hole It sits 30,000 light-years away and was spotted by its X-ray emissions The team found it just a week after Japan’s MAXI telescope … Read more

Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China

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Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China as coronavirus crisis has kept everyone indoors NASA and European Space Agency have used pollution monitoring satellites to track nitrogen dioxide levels The difference in concentration of nitrogen dioxide is revealed in two maps released by the space agencies Almost no nitrogen dioxide visible after … Read more

Scientists create stunning gifs of Mars’ sand dunes to understand what conditions impact them 

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Mars in Motion! Scientists create stunning gifs of the Red Planet’s sand dunes to understand what conditions impact them Scientists used data from  NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to create gifs of sand dunes on Mars The team is hoping to understand what conditions impact them and how dunes in different areas move  They found the highest sand … Read more

Earth’s new mini-moon seen in full color, but experts questioning if the asteroid is space junk 

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It was revealed in a grainy black and white photo, but astronomers have just released the first colored image of Earth’s new mini-moon. Called 2020 CD3, the asteroid has been orbiting our Earth for three years and was spotted on February 15 using the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona. The recent image was created … Read more

Boeing skipped a software test on Starliner before its aborted launch in December

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Boeing skipped a crucial software test on Starliner that could have identified an issue that caused the craft to enter the wrong orbit The integration test may have identified a software glitch before launch The bug forced Starliner to abort a mission to the ISS in December NASA approved the flight despite Boeing failing to … Read more

NASA Insight spacecraft proves Mars DOES experience quakes just like Earth

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NASA InSight spacecraft proves Mars experiences earthquakes just like Earth and discovers 450 quivers in a year – suggesting there may be life on the Red Planet. Researchers from around the world have published six papers examining the findings of the £633 million InSight lander’s first 10 months on Mars. The regular seismic events mean … Read more

Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 

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BREAKING: Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com Published: 15:08 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 24 February 2020 Katherine Johnson, the legendary NASA mathematician who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth and inspired the film Hidden Figures, has died … Read more