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Software Tweak Gives Curiosity Rover a Boost on Mars
A major software update to the Curiosity rover will allow the robot to drive faster on the Martian surface and reduce wear on its wheels, potentially boosting the mission’s lifespan.
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Upgraded View of ‘Fuzzy’ Supermassive Black Hole Is a Shade More Menacing
Using machine learning, a team of researchers has enhanced the first image ever taken of a distant black hole. Importantly, the newly updated image shows the full resolution of the telescope array for the very first time.
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China Will Smash a Spacecraft Into This Near-Earth Asteroid in Planetary Defence Test
China has selected a small, near-Earth asteroid as the target for an upcoming mission that will help it prepare against future threats of incoming space rocks.
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12 Animals That Look Fake but Are Not
Evolution prioritises adaptations that help organisms survive, but no one said that fitting your ecological niche was going to be particularly pretty.