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Perseverance Rover Discovers Intriguing Martian Rock

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NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. Scientists think the spots may indicate that, billions of years ago, chemical reactions in this rock they could have supported microbial life; other explanations are being considered. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS An annotated version of the Cheyava Falls … Read more

NASA’s Fermi discovers new feature in brightest burst in range

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In October 2022, astronomers were dazzled by what quickly became known as BOAT – the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) of all time. Now an international science team reports that data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a never-before-seen feature. The brightest gamma-ray burst yet recorded gave scientists a new high-energy feature to study. Learn … Read more