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Bizarre, Blue Space Rock Even Weirder Than Astronomers Thought -
Perseid Meteor Show Wows Skywatchers with Celestial Fireworks (Photos)Brilliant displays of Perseid meteors lit up the heavens this past weekend as the annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak.
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How Theoretical Physicists Can Help Find E.T.If and when humans discover extraterrestrial intelligence, should we expect to find it in the form of biological brains or artificially intelligent robots?
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This Is NASA's New Plan to Detect and Destroy Asteroids Before They Hit EarthNASA has updated its plans to deflect potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroids — and none of them involve Bruce Willis.
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'Lost' Asteroid 2010 WC9 Will Make an Unusually Close Flyby of Earth Today -
Telescope Spots Doomed Chinese Space Station (Photo)With just a few days left before China's Tiangong-1 space station is expected to come crashing down on Earth, astronomers captured this incredible view of the derelict craft zooming through space.
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Can You Find Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Zooming Through Space in New Video?After a two-day chase, astrophotographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo captured Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster cruising through the solar system.
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If 'Starman' Isn't Headed for the Asteroid Belt, Where's That Dummy Going? -
Missed the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse? Here's When the Next One Is Happening -
Science and Sci-Fi at the Movies in 2017There was plenty of science in the movies that hit screens large and small in 2017.
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First Cat in Space to Receive a Proper MemorialOne spacefaring feline who helped to pave the way for humans to go to space has gone largely unrecognized, and a new Kickstarter campaign aims to change that.
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Arecibo Observatory 'Still Standing' After Hurricane Maria Ravaged Puerto RicoNearly a week after Hurricane Maria pulverized Puerto Rico, staff at the island's Arecibo Observatory are staying optimistic as they continue to survey the damage to their enormous radio telescope.
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Cosmic Kittens: Saturn Features Get Feline NamesIf you know anything about Saturn, you probably know that it's a planet surrounded by rings. But did you know that it's also surrounded by cats?
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Astronaut's Dramatic Photos Show Hurricane Maria Raging Over Puerto Rico -
NASA Satellites Watch as Hurricane Harvey Intensifies Off Texas Coast (Video)Tropical storm Harvey has been gaining strength and will likely make landfall as a major hurricane, NASA satellite images revealed.
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1 Day Until the Solar Eclipse! NASA Scientist Explains What Makes Eclipses SpectacularWe're just one day away from the Great American Solar Eclipse, and people across the U.S. are getting ready to see this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event.
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Planet 10? Another Earth-Size World May Lurk in the Outer Solar SystemAnother planet-size object may be orbiting beyond Pluto in the far, icy reaches of the solar system.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Becomes 1st American to Receive Stephen Hawking MedalAstrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson received the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication Tuesday (June 6), becoming the first American scientist to earn the prestigious award.
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Asteroid Collision May Have Tipped Saturn's Moon EnceladusEnceladus, an icy moon of Saturn that could host life, may have tipped over long ago.
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'ExoCube' Kickstarter Wants Your Help in the Search for Alien LifeA team of astronomers needs your help with the hunt for alien life, and they're offering some pretty cool exoplanet swag in return.
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How to Survive the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017We're just 18 weeks away from the "Great American Total Solar Eclipse" that will darken skies across the continental U.S. on Aug. 21. Here's what you need to know to survive the big day.
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Wrong-Way, Daredevil Asteroid Plays 'Chicken' with JupiterAstronomers have found a bizarre asteroid orbiting the sun in the wrong direction while playing a risky game of "chicken" with the largest planet in the solar system.
