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NASA's Psyche Mission Says Goodbye to Mars and Heads for its Metal-Rich Target
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NASA's Psyche Mission Says Goodbye to Mars and Heads for its Metal-Rich Target

Spacecraft often use planets for gravity-assist or "slingshot" maneuvers. NASA's Psyche mission used Mars for that purpose during a May 15th flyby. The flyby accelerated the spacecraft and aimed it at its eventual destination, the asteroid 16 Psyche. The flyby was also an opportunity to take some pictures of Mars, and to test and calibrate the spacecraft's science instruments.

Scurvy-plagued whalers' remains discovered at 'Corpse Point' in Svalbard
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Scurvy-plagued whalers' remains discovered at 'Corpse Point' in Svalbard

Skeletons of early modern whalers reveal widespread scurvy, pipe smoking and heavy physical labor.

It Looks Like Europa Doesn't Have Plumes of Water Vapour After All
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It Looks Like Europa Doesn't Have Plumes of Water Vapour After All

In 2014, researchers presented the discovery of water vapour plumes being emitted from Jupiter's moon Europa. This caused quite a stir; it meant that the moon's buried ocean was accessible without contending with the thick ice shell that concealed it. But new research by the same researchers questions those detections.

Scientists Gave Belugas A Mirror To See How They Behaved. What Happened Next Suggests These Animals Have A “Sense Of Self”
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Scientists Gave Belugas A Mirror To See How They Behaved. What Happened Next Suggests These Animals Have A “Sense Of Self”

“These findings show that belugas demonstrate a high level of self-awareness."

Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds
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Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds

Scientists found that blocking a protein best known for its role in asthma enhances cancer immunotherapy in preclinical models.