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How Earth’s new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions

The forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory will never leave Earth itself, but the highly detailed, “big picture” view of the…

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What would happen if all the Earth’s ice melted?

If you were to ask a random group of people, “How often do you wash your sheets?” you’d likely get…

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SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite to study Earth’s oceans, air and climate

NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has made it off the chopping block all the way to orbit. The nearly $1 billion…

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Super Earths that seem to have oceans may actually be covered in magma

An illustration of exoplanet K2-18b based on scientific observations NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) A type of planet thought…

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NASA’s PACE satellite will study Earth’s tiniest mysteries from space: Watch it launch live Feb. 6

On Feb. 6, NASA is scheduled to launch a major, multi-million dollar satellite to a reserved spot in Earth’s orbit.…

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Space mysteries: Why do Earth’s magnetic poles flip?

Earth, our rocky, watery oasis in the cosmos is the ideal place for life to flourish for a number of…

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Earth’s water might have come from ancient space rocks, meteorite discovery suggests

Earth and the rest of our solar system’s inner, rocky planets are the products of a myriad of tiny planetesimals…

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As crippled Peregrine moon lander burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, Astrobotic ‘excited for the next adventure’

Astrobotic remains upbeat about its Peregrine lunar lander, despite the failure of the probe’s debut mission. Peregine launched Jan. 8…

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China’s Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

China deorbited its robotic Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft today (Jan. 19) after it completed its mission serving the country’s space…

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Peregrine, a Private U.S. Moon Lander, Burns Up in Earth’s Atmosphere

Days after it suffered a critical malfunction, a private U.S. lunar lander ended its mission in a blaze of glory…

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