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Fires Erupt in South-Central Chile 
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Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.

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NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration
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NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January,…

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New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History
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NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, American companies will deliver these research…

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Expedition 74 Spends Tuesday on Microbiology, Lab Maintenance
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Microbiology research to protect astronaut health and spacecraft hardware topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Earth observations and life support maintenance rounded out the day for the Expedition 74 trio.

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NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats Ace Tests, Moving Closer to Launch
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The small satellites passed a crucible of tests, ending with a simulation of the intense vibrations of launch. When the six tiny spacecraft of NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission settle into their orbits high above Earth after launching later this year, they’ll function as one giant radio dish to track the rumbles of radio bursts coming from deep within…

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NASA Chase Aircraft Ensures X-59’s Safety in Flight 
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As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft continues a series of flight tests over the California high desert in 2026, its pilot will be flying with a buddy closely looking out for his safety.  That colleague will be another test pilot in a separate chase aircraft.…

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NASA Unlocks Golden Age of Innovation, Exploration in Trump’s First Year
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One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology. These advances mark the beginning of a new Golden Age of American space leadership driven by clear national…

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Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects
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A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar casts its glow on the…

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Strong Flare Erupts From Sun
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:09 p.m. EST on Jan. 18, 2026. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured video of the event.  Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar…

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Intricacies of Helix Nebula Revealed With NASA’s Webb
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetary system. In Webb’s high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being shed off…

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