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Jul 03, 2019
That giant cigar that zipped through our solar system definitely wasn’t a spaceship
Scientists have more thoughts on ‘Oumuamua.
Apr 19, 2019
This comet stuffed inside a meteorite is the ultimate cosmic turducken
And it could teach us about the early solar system.
Apr 03, 2019
Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
But the findings are not without their fair share of critics.
Mar 19, 2019
A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with the energy of 10 atomic bombs
And we never saw it coming.
Mar 18, 2019
Hayabusa Probe Returns to Earth in Fiery Display, Hopefully Carrying First Asteroid Samples
A plucky Japanese probe burned up in a spectacular fireworks display Sunday, celebrating the end of a mission that found...
Mar 07, 2019
Asteroids deal with breakups better than we thought
There go our hopes of nuking an apocalyptic asteroid.
Feb 22, 2019
Why a Japanese spacecraft is firing a bullet into an asteroid
And that’s actually not the craziest thing in store for this mission.
Jan 04, 2019
A NASA spacecraft is orbiting a tiny asteroid, and that’s a big deal
It’s not easy to just cozy up to a rock barely longer than the Empire State Building.
Dec 19, 2018
Meet Farout, the new most distant member of our solar system
It's the farthest object we've ever spotted in our neighborhood.
