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Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid

Landmark study: Dinosaurs were at their peak when the asteroid hit Earth

A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that dinosaurs were slaughtered at their peak and were not in decline when the asteroid hit. A historical study reveals that dinosaurs ruled the world until a deadly asteroid hit Earth, leading to their mass extinction, around 66 million years ago. The results, which were published in …

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NASA Artemis I Orion Parachutes

Water landing! NASA’s Orion successfully returns to Earth after historic Moon mission

At 12:40 p.m. EST on December 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission crashed in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission to the Moon. Orion was recovered by the NASA Landing and Recovery Team, US Navy and Department of Defense partners aboard the USS Portland. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Sunday at 9:40 …

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Kenneth Chang

Live Updates: NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Returns to Earth

Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX and another spacecraft going to the moon. All of this seems commonplace these days. SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this year. NASA’s Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight that is a precursor to future astronaut missions, is nearing its return to …

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A year lasts only 17.5 hours on the “hellish planet” |  CNN

A year lasts only 17.5 hours on the “hellish planet” | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Exoplanet 55 Cancri e has many names, but the rocky world located 40 light years from Earth is the best known for its reputation as a “hellish planet”. This super-Earth, so named because …

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