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Discovery Alert: Mini-Neptune in Double Star System is a Planetary Puzzle

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Welcome Back to Planet Earth, Expedition 70 Crew!

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NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke

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$Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. The images show the fractures, ridges, and bands that crisscross the moon’s surface.$

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Discovery Alert: Mini-Neptune in Double Star System is a Planetary Puzzle

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X-43A Mission Profile

EG-0098-06 - Diagram showing an X-43A flight scenario.

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