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Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?If a mile-wide asteroid is discovered hurtling toward Earth, our survival might depend on launching 1,000 spacecraft — or one well-placed nuke.
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NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moonNASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky.
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The best photos of the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse over North AmericaAlmost every part of North, Central and South America had a view of a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 14, with millions of lucky viewers witnessing a glorious 'ring of fire' around the moon.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest man-made objectNASA's Parker Solar Probe has reached a record-breaking speed as it gets a gravitational assist from Venus to fall closer to the sun's scorching surface.
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NASA will fire 3 rockets directly at the solar eclipse on Saturday. Here's why.NASA researchers plan to launch three rockets carrying scientific instruments toward the moon's shadow on Oct. 14, to study changes in the atmosphere brought about by the annular solar eclipse.
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Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.
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Are ghosts real?Opinion One difficulty in scientifically evaluating is ghost are real is the surprisingly wide variety of phenomena attributed to ghosts.
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15 Martian objects that aren't what they seemFrom Martian 'faces' to blueberries and bears, the Red Planet has long tricked human minds into seeing signs of life that aren't there.
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Asteroid that collided with NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly, high school class discoversAsteroid Dimorphos, which NASA intentionally hit with a rocket during its DART mission in September 2022, is behaving in unpredicted ways.
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The closest black holes to Earth may be lurking in a star cluster visible to the naked eyeAstronomers found evidence of multiple stellar-mass black holes lurking in the nearby Hyades cluster, just 150 light-years from Earth.
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Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosion brighter than 100 billion sunsDubbed 'Luminous Fast Coolers,' this new class of extreme cosmic explosion is incredibly rare — and unbelievably bright.
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Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricaneGigantic jets, which are 50 times more powerful than typical lightning bolts and can reach the edge of space, were seen erupting out of Hurricane Franklin near Puerto Rico.
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15 incredible images of Earth's moonSee Earth's ancient companion like never before with this gallery of incredible satellite, telescope and lunar orbiter images of the moon.
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13 billion-year-old 'Maisie's galaxy' is one of the oldest objects in the universe, James Webb telescope revealsBorn less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, Maisie's galaxy is officially one of the four oldest galaxies ever discovered, a new JWST study reveals.
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100-year-long 'megastorms' on Saturn are creating radio signals that scientists can't fully explainGargantuan storms on Saturn can wrap around the entire planet and be seen for months. New research suggests their impacts persist hundreds of years longer than experts thought.
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NASA reestablishes full contact with Voyager 2 probe after nail-biting 2-week blackoutAfter accidentally shifting Voyager 2's antenna by two degrees, NASA fell out of contact with the interstellar probe on July 21. On Aug. 4, the agency succesfully reset the probe's antenna, restoring communications.
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'Potentially hazardous' 600-foot asteroid detected near Earth after a year of hiding in plain sightA skyscraper-size asteroid was revealed in year-old telescope data thanks to a new algorithm that could rock the way near-Earth objects are discovered.
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NASA hears 'heartbeat' signal from Voyager 2 probe a week after losing contactNASA engineers have received a "heartbeat" signal from Voyager 2, bringing hope that they may be able to reestablish contact with the probe months ahead of schedule.
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A new, Jupiter-size planet is on the verge of being born, and astronomers have incredible images of itA gorgeous new image of a star system 5,000 light-years from Earth could finally explain how Jupiter-size planets are born from chaotic fields of gas.
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Master copy of the Voyager Golden Record, designed as an audio postcard for intelligent aliens, is up for auctionCarl Sagan's personal copy of the Voyager Golden Record contains 27 pieces of music and 22 minutes of sound meant to capture the beauty of life on Earth.
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Ultrabright stellar object is shining beyond the 'death line,' and no one can explain itA slowly rotating, ultrabright object 15,000 light-years from Earth defies every logical explanation that astronomers have thrown at it.
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The 10 biggest explosions in historyExplosions, both natural and man-made, have caused awe and terror for centuries. Here are 10 of the biggest recorded blasts.
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A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon — and scientists didn't notice until 2 days laterA stealthy asteroid the size of a 20-story building hid in the sun's glare before zooming uncomfortably close to Earth on July 13. Scientists didn't notice until July 15.
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James Webb Space Telescope: Origins, design and mission objectivesReference NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has launched and it's the most powerful in history, giving us the deepest ever view into our universe.
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