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Protests, A Retracted Paper, and a Super-Earth Planet

A month’s worth of cool science stories, summed up.

Alistair Jennings, Contributor

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Mars’ Little Moon Reveals Signs of an Ancient Ring Around the Planet

Scientists argue that Deimos’ tilted orbit owes to a Martian ring that disintegrated billions of years ago.

Ramin Skibba, Contributor

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Microbes Could Survive on Planets with All Hydrogen Atmospheres

Bacteria and yeast can survive under hydrogen in the lab, which may mean more planets could support extraterrestrial life.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

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Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 30 Years

It’s one of NASA’s longest-living and most valuable telescopes, sending back amazing space images to Earth for decades.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

Bright yellow star in background as small ringed planet passes in front.

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Far Away Planets May Appear Fluffier Than They Are

Puzzling planets with the apparent density of cotton candy probably have rings, according to a new study.

Ramin Skibba, Contributor

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Mars Regularly Shakes from Quakes, NASA Lander Finds

The space agency’s InSight lander has detected hundreds of marsquakes since arriving on the red planet about 15 months ago.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Space

The Spitzer Space Telescope Signs Off

We honor the spacecraft’s 16-year journey with five beautiful images from the telescope.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

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In About 60 Years, a 'Guest Star' May Shine as One of the Brightest in the Sky

That’s when the two stars in the binary system V Sagittae are set to merge in a spectacularly luminous fashion.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

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Space X, Newly Formed Oxygen, Yeast 2.0, and Gene Editing

Upcoming cool science stories for 2020.

Alistair Jennings, Contributor

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