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Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...
NASA Takes Advantage of Planetary Alignment to Take a Peek at Uranus
A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.
Planetary alignment provides NASA rare opportunity to study Uranus
When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...
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NASA Studies Uranus’ Atmosphere in Rare Occultation
NASA scientists seized a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere during a stellar occultation, when the planet passed ...
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Rare Alignment Gives NASA A Chance To Peer Into Uranus
Uranus is an ice giant planet with a thick atmosphere over a hot mantle of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Humanity has ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures images of peanut-shaped asteroid during 30,000 mph flyby
This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets up-close look of strange peanut-shaped asteroid: See images
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...
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NASA releases stunning photos of planets, far-flung galaxies to mark Hubble anniversary
NASA is releasing stunning photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 35th anniversary. Check them out below ...
Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary: See NASA's new out-of-this-world images
Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...