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Asteroid Bennu Had Water! NASA Probe Makes Tantalizing Find

December 11, 2018 | Article

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe, which just arrived at the asteroid Bennu last week, has already found lots of hydrated minerals on the space rock, mission team members announced today (Dec. 10).
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It's Official! NASA's Famed Voyager 2 Spacecraft Reaches Interstellar Space

December 10, 2018 | Article

It's time to say goodbye to one of the most storied explorers of our age: Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space.
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This Fluffy Alien World Farts Helium

December 09, 2018 | Article

As a Jupiter-size world swings around its small but active star, bombarded by radiation, the planet leaves behind a tail of escaping helium as wide as itself — and researchers have spotted this tail from the ground.
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SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station, But Misses Rocket Landing

December 05, 2018 | Article

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifted off into clear blue skies today (Dec. 5), but its first stage spiraled down in a failed landing.
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Here's the Truth Behind a NASA Document on Aliens Visiting Earth

December 05, 2018 | Article

Silvano Colombano said that his view on aliens visiting Earth “is not accurately represented” in a viral Fox News article.
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Moldy Mouse Chow Delays SpaceX Dragon Launch to Space Station

December 04, 2018 | Article

SpaceX's next cargo launch to the International Space Station has been pushed back to Wednesday (Dec. 5) due to a rodent problem.
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Delay of SpaceX Launch May Mean 36,000 Wormy Passengers Are Too Old for Their Planned Experiments

December 04, 2018 | Article

Here's what those wriggling worms are expected to do in space ... and it's not to scare aliens.
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Hello, Bennu! NASA Asteroid-Sampling Probe Reaches Its Target Space Rock

December 03, 2018 | Article

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe sidled up to the diamond-shaped asteroid Bennu today (Dec. 3), bringing an end to a circuitous deep-space chase that lasted 27 months.
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NASA Arrives at Bennu Today, But Exactly Where Is That Asteroid?

December 03, 2018 | Article

NASA is starting scientific observations of a new asteroid called Bennu today (Dec. 3), kicking the OSIRIS-REx mission into full gear.
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NASA's Stunning Photo of the Moon Will Make You Swoon

December 02, 2018 | Article

The moon is pretty enough here from Earth, but it's even more stunning up close, as this new image from NASA reminds us.
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