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NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter’s icy moon in search of life-supporting conditionsEuropa Clipper, NASA's largest spacecraft built to study another planet, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocketThis illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft over the moon, Europa, with Jupiter in the background. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft above the surface of the moon Europa, foreground, and Jupiter behind. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is pictured with two of its satellites, Io on the left and Europa on the right, in March 1979. The image was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft. (Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

SpaceX pulls off historic achievement, launching four rockets in less than 40 hoursSpaceX CEO Elon Musk said one of the launches was a 'big step' toward making life multiplanetaryA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter lifts off at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Rise of the superbaby? US startup offers genetic IQ screening for wealthy elite: reportEmbryo screening for higher IQ, other traits raises ethical concerns, comparisons to eugenics

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky through most of NovemberThe Orionids are pieces of Halley's Comet, which was last visible to casual astronomers in 1986Orionid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a desert on Oct. 22, 2023, in Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Meteors streak across the sky over a desert during the Orionid meteor shower on October 22, 2023, in Yuli County, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Halley's Comet over Uluru, outback Australia, 1986. (Impressions Photography/Getty Images)

NASA reconnects with interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft using technology not used in decadesVoyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets in the solar system in 1977This illustration provided by NASA depicts The most distant spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 1, is seen in this NASA illustration. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California announced this week that Voyager 1s four scientific instruments are back in business after a technical problem in November. (NASA via AP, File)
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The JPL said it will let go of 530 workers this week. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

New glowing species of sea slug that inhabits ocean’s deep sea ‘midnight zone’ discoveredGlowing sea slug discovered in deep oceanBathydevius caudactylus is classified as a sea slug. (MBARI)
Bathydevius caudactylus can glow with bioluminescence, an ability that researchers say is to deter predators in the deep sea. (MBARI)
Bathydevius caudactylus is believed to release its eggs on the seafloor. (MBARI)

Earth bids farewell to ‘mini moon’ asteroid set for return visit in 2055NASA suggests the asteroid, measuring 33 feet, could be a lunar boulder ejected by an asteroid impactA supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, on Sept. 17, 2024. Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
The NASA logo is displayed at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The Waning Gibbous moon is seen on June 8, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Interstellar Voyager 1 resumes operations after pause in communications with NASAVoyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets in the solar system in 1977NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, shown in this illustration, has been exploring our solar system since 1977, along with its twin, Voyager 2. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
This illustration provided by NASA depicts the most distant spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 1. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California announced this week that Voyager 1's four scientific instruments are back in business after a technical problem. (NASA via AP, File)

Complete mastodon jaw found in New York homeowner’s backyard: ‘Remarkable discovery’Discovery in Orange County is first of its kind in 11 years, New York State Museum saysNew York State Museum and SUNY Orange staff excavate a mastodon jaw found on a property in Scotchtown, N.Y. (New York State Museum)
A mastodon tooth that was still embedded in the jaw found in New York's Orange County. (New York State Museum)
A printed illustration of a mastodon from the book Animals of the Prehistoric World. (Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

NASA finalizes strategy for human presence in spaceAgency emphasizes importance of keeping Americans in spaceA rendering shows a Voyager spacecraft. Voyager is working on one of the space stations that could replace the International Space Station, which is expected to be retired in 2030. (Voyager Space)
Jeffrey Manber, president of international and space stations at Voyager Space, praised NASA's commitment to researching how to sustain a human presence in space. (Associated Press)
A rendering shows a Voyager Space spacecraft floating in orbit above the Earth. (Voyager Space)
A rendering shows a Voyager Space spacecraft at a distance, passing in front of the moon. (Voyager Space)