Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel after raids on al-Aqsa mosque | CNN

Jerusalem CNN  —  Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid regional tensions over Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Some 34 rockets were launched from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, with the majority intercepted but six landing in…

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'Rail cars' of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

‘Rail cars’ of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft slammed into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, the impact certainly left a mark. The intentional collision, which took place on September 26 as a test of asteroid deflection technology,…

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NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter broke its own record

NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter broke its own record

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — More than a year and a half after its first flight on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has set a new record. The small 4-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter made its 35th flight on December 3 and reached a new altitude record of 46 feet (14…

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A lackluster supernova reveals a rare pair of stars in the Milky Way

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — An unusual star system made more of a hiss than a bang when it exploded in a supernova. Known as an “ultra-stripped” supernova, the lackluster explosion led researchers to spot the two stars 11,000 light-years from Earth. It’s the first…

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'Rail cars' of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

‘Rail cars’ of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft slammed into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, the impact certainly left a mark. The intentional collision, which took place on September 26 as a test of asteroid deflection technology,…

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'Rail cars' of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

‘Rail cars’ of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft slammed into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, the impact certainly left a mark. The intentional collision, which took place on September 26 as a test of asteroid deflection technology,…

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The UAE has launched the first Arab-built moon rover | CNN

The UAE has launched the first Arab-built moon rover | CNN

CNN  —  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on December 11 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft. The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace.…

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The green comet will swing past Earth for the first time in 50,000 years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — A recently discovered green comet will soon pass Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last seen in the night sky in the Stone Age. The comet was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient…

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Orbiter captures image of a bear's face on Mars

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — As a NASA orbiter trained its camera on the surface of Mars, a bear’s face appeared to be looking back. A camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, called the High Resolution Imaging Experiment or HiRISE, captured an image of the unusual…

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CNN Exclusive: Secret process used to select astronauts for NASA's next lunar mission

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — Sometime this spring, NASA will make one of the biggest announcements in its history when it appoints the first four-person crew for its flagship Artemis program to take astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years. Artemis II is…

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