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The Plasma Science Experiment showing the three sunward-pointed cups pointing in slightly different directions to measure the direction of the solar wind. The fourth cup (on the upper left) points perpendicular to the others.
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Study: Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles

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