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      Meet Perseverance, NASA’s newest Mars rover

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      Meet Perseverance, NASA’s next ambassador to the Red Planet. The Mars rover’s new name was announced March 5, after a six-month “Name the Rover” competition that drew more than 28,000 entries from students in kindergarten through high school. Students were asked to make their name suggestions in essays. The winning entry came from 7th grader […] More

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      Hints of Oort clouds around other stars may lurk in the universe’s first light

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      Searching the cosmic microwave background could reveal other giant spheres of icy debris HIDDEN TREASURES  This map of the cosmic microwave background taken by the Planck satellite could also hide signs of exo-Oort clouds — planetary graveyards surrounding other stars. Planck/ESA and NASA, IPAC Infrared Science Archive Share this: This article is only available to […] More