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‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly reproduces at 63°C, setting a heat record for complex life

NDTV Profit reports that the amoeba was found in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park. NASA says the discovery could broaden the search for habitable worlds.

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NASA orbiter reportedly spots massive new crater on the Moon

ABC7 Amarillo reports that scientists say the crater was created by a rare, once-in-a-century impact.

2 Sources, 5d ago, first seen 5d ago

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NASA reportedly discovers 222-meter-wide Moon crater formed in 2024

The Hindu reports that the crater is named McGetchin. VOCO FM says impacts this large occur on the Moon roughly once every 132 years.

3 Sources, 6d ago, first seen 6d ago

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Moon’s McGetchin Crater is reportedly the largest newly formed crater yet found

EarthSky reports that the crater formed between April 11 and May 22, 2024, and measures about 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep.

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Close-up lunar image shows a dark impact crater surrounded by bright ejecta rays spreading across the surface

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McGetchin crater on the Moon may have formed in a 2024 impact

Nuestro Diario reports that a NASA researcher detected the new crater, which is about 222 meters wide. Scientists believe a comet or asteroid created it.

2 Sources, 6d ago, first seen 6d ago

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NASA selects SpaceX to launch StarBurst gamma-ray satellite

NASA says StarBurst will scan the sky for short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars, aiming to capture the earliest high-energy signals.

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Artist's rendering of the StarBurst spacecraft in orbit around the Earth.

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NASA's Roman telescope could operate more than four times longer than planned

Journal du Geek says the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was planned for a five-year mission but could keep operating far longer.

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NASA orbiter spots McGetchin crater on the Moon

NASA says the new crater is 141 feet deep and wider than the length of two football fields.

2 Sources, 7d ago, first seen 7d ago

An aerial view of a lunar crater. A bright, circular impact crater sits in the center of a dark, cratered surface, with white rays of ejected lunar material radiating outwards in all directions, creating a stark contrast against the gray terrain.

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NASA’s lunar orbiter spots the 141-foot-deep McGetchin crater

NASA says a rock as big as a six-story building created the new Moon crater, which is wider than the length of two football fields.

3 Sources, 8d ago, first seen 8d ago

An aerial view of a lunar crater. A bright, circular impact crater sits in the center of a dark, cratered surface, with white rays of ejected lunar material radiating outwards in all directions, creating a stark contrast against the gray terrain.