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Is NASA launching too many asteroid missions?
Space Not all scientists are happy about recent Discovery mission picks While everyone agrees these are all worthy missions, some scientists are raising concerns about the lack of diversity in NASA's...
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Today's rarest space rocks were once common clods
Space Unfortunately for us, meteorites still come in all shapes and sizes The history of our solar system is a history of collisions. Massive collisions.
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How do I find a meteorite?
Space A fireball meteor over Chicago ignites hearts and minds—and scientific reports Because you know you want to drop everything and become a meteorite hunter.
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The dwarf planet Ceres may be capable of supporting life
Space Dawn spacecraft discovers organic materials on its surface This is the first time organic molecules have been definitively detected in the asteroid belt.
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This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously...
Technology Welcome to the Analemma tower and its half hour elevator rides Have you ever wanted to wake up and see the curvature of the Earth? Or wanted to live exclusively indoors? Well good news,...
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You shouldn't be too worried about the huge asteroid that's about to fly...
Space Potentially hazardous objects are rarely all that hazardous. There are 1,400 objects near and large enough to cause real damage if they hit us. Why do they never seem to pose a real risk?
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Cassini is gone. What comes next?
Space Europa, the outer solar system, and a lot of questions. Cassini is no more, but that doesn’t mean that we’ll stop exploring.
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NASA's asteroid-collecting spacecraft will slingshot around Earth today
Space It has to pick up an extra boost. OSIRIS-REx is stopping by to pick up an extra boost from Earth’s gravity.
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This entourage of weirdos hangs out in Earth's cosmic neighborhood
Space Don’t you want to meet them? Earth is a planet of habit. It rigorously adheres to a whirlwind of a daily schedule spinning through its tasks (mostly: spinning.)…
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A strange object from outside our solar system just zoomed past the sun
Space The traveller (maybe from another star) didn’t stay long and it’s moving away fast An asteroid from outside the solar system just zipped by the Sun, and passed relatively close (15 million...
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