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What’s the Closest Planet to Earth? Not Venus, Scientists Say
March 15, 2019 | ArticleThat acronym you learned to memorize the order of the planets has led you astray.
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The Asteroid Bennu Keeps Spinning Faster. And Scientists Aren't Sure Why
March 14, 2019 | ArticleOn a distant space rock being explored by a NASA probe, days are slowly shortening — and scientists are still trying to figure out why.
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Here's What NASA's Opportunity Rover Saw Before 'Lights Out'
March 14, 2019 | ArticleThere's a glorious panorama and a few sad thumbnails of a dark and dusty sky.
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Water Molecules Bounce Around the Moon. Here's Why.
March 12, 2019 | ArticleIt's too hot to sit still
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NASA Just Captured the First-Ever Photos of Merging Supersonic Shock Waves
March 07, 2019 | ArticleSee the air fold up into ripples.
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Solar Wind Leaves 'Sunburn' Scars on Lunar Surface, NASA Missions Reveals
March 06, 2019 | ArticlePeople on Earth are familiar with the sun's powerful rays — but the moon suffers from sunburn, too.
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Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight
March 01, 2019 | ArticleSpaceX's famous "Starman" dummy onboard the inaugural Falcon Heavy launch is about to have some competition — from a new dummy, named Ripley, strapped into the company's first Crew Dragon capsule.
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Weird 'Snowman-Pancake' Asteroid Gets Its Close-Up. And It Really Is an Oddball.
February 24, 2019 | ArticleThe best-ever photos of Ultima Thule have made it down to Earth, and they heighten the intrigue about the frigid and faraway world.
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Meet Hippocamp: Neptune's Smallest Moon Has a Name (and a Violent Past)
February 21, 2019 | ArticleA faint and frigid little moon doesn't have to go by "Neptune XIV" anymore.
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Plasma Waves Are Cooking Electrons in Earth's Magnetic Shield
February 14, 2019 | ArticleSpace is warm — or, at least, warmer than it should be. A new study seeks to explain why.
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