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NASA’s new solar engine powers the Gateway space station, advancing Artemis missions and deep space exploration.

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Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

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Scientists have measured that Jupiter releases more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, based on observations of its structure, rotation, and atmospheric behavior.

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Astronomers peering through images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered an unusual asteroid spinning so fast ...

What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.