Asteroid Bigger Than Apophis to Pass Near Earth Every 3 Years
Scientists have calculated that the 2014 UR116 asteroid will fly in dangerous proximity to Earth every three years. If it collides with the planet the energy…
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Space Station Viewed in a New Light
ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle tested a new technique before docking with the International Space Station in August, at the same time revealing the…
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Jupiter’s Southern Hemisphere as Seen by Cassini
This Cassini image shows Jupiter from an unusual perspective. If you were to float just beneath the giant planet and look directly up, you would be…
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Clues to How Water Helped Shape Martian Landscape
Observations by NASA’s Curiosity Rover indicate Mars’ Mount Sharp was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years. This…
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