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Watch 2 tiny satellites deploy from the ISS in dazzling time-lapse video

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Two small satellites were recently ejected from the International Space Station (ISS) to begin scientific experiments in low Earth orbit, and their ...

Russian satellite breaks up, creating debris in low Earth orbit

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Dr. Sarah Adams

WASHINGTON — A Russian satellite in low Earth orbit broke up June 26, creating more than 100 pieces of trackable debris and ...

Missing Milky Way black holes are bad news for this dark matter theory

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists have found that unusually massive black holes seem to be absent from the diffuse outer halo of the Milky Way. The ...

Astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite splits into nearly 200 pieces | International Space Station

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space ...

The world’s biggest capital cities are heating up – and Asia tops the charts

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The world’s largest capital cities are seeing more extremely hot days than ever, according to a new study, which says the dangerous ...

Tour the famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ with gorgeous new 3D views from Hubble and JWST (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope released images of the Pillars of Creation — stunning effervescent clouds of interstellar dust and gas, ...

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket on record 22nd flight (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX launched 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today, marking a new milestone in the company’s reusability mission. A SpaceX ...

Spacewalk spacesuits are aging rapidly, but NASA just canceled plans for new ones

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is seen during a 2006 spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory ...

This mass bleaching event is the worst on record. Now scientists are hoping for hurricanes

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Unprecedented ocean heat has triggered the world’s worst mass coral bleaching event on record – a coral massacre so severe, reef experts ...

Surprising asteroid sample reveals Bennu may have originated from an ocean world

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An early analysis ...