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NISAR Satellite Finds Earth, Still Missing Your Keys
NISAR Satellite scans almost all land and ice twice every 12 days, making household disorganisation an international challenge.
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Mars Rover Does Fifteen Jobs During One Meeting
Mars Rover Curiosity took fifteen images during an orbiter call, setting a productivity target nobody on Earth requested.
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Mars Orbiter Learns To Roll Over After Twenty Years Without A Treat
A Mars orbiter performs a 120 degree roll to sharpen its underground radar, proving the oldest thing in space still has more agility than the rest of us.
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Royal Observatory Turns 350 And Britain Is Still Late
The Royal Observatory celebrates 350 years of measuring time precisely while Britain continues arriving whenever the replacement bus permits.
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Alien Life Search Gets 60 Forms, Aliens Remain Silent
The alien life search has reached its most advanced phase yet: asking the research community to comment on 60 documents before the deadline.
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Mars Dust Devil Ruins Rover’s 1,500-Sol Selfie
A Mars dust devil has photobombed Perseverance's 1,500-sol selfie, proving unwanted background guests now operate across planets.
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Dusty Mars Magnet Finally Inspected After 4,536 Sols
A dusty Mars magnet has received a close inspection from Curiosity, proving even another planet cannot escape a highly specific cleaning audit.
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Venus Crust Stays Thin By Dropping Heavy Problems Into Mantle
Venus crust may control its thickness by melting or shedding dense material, a geological strategy familiar to anyone avoiding attic storage.
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Hot Sub-Neptune Has Clear Atmosphere And Terrible Holiday Climate
A clear atmosphere surrounds this hot sub-Neptune, although tourism officials remain quiet about the water vapour and 1,340-degree heat.
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Formation Flying Achieves Spacecraft Version Of Waving In Car Park
Formation flying spacecraft found each other with a laser after trying the orbital equivalent of standing by the trolley bay.
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Small Satellites Asked To Explain Universe Before Lunch
Small satellites face a large universe, a tiny budget and the annual expectation that an intern can explain dark matter by lunch.
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Mars May Have Had Life, ESA Checks It Has Parking
ESA's Hera Mars flyby surveys Oxia Planum for a 2030 rover, proving even a dead planet needs a property inspection before science can begin.