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Life Is Complicated—Literally, Astrobiologists Say
The hunt for extraterrestrial life has always been bedeviled by false positives—those occasions where scientists think they’ve found life but…
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NASA’s DART Mission Could Help Cancel an Asteroid Apocalypse
Back when Andy Rivkin was in college, he had a few friends in medical school. “I was like, oh man,…
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U.S. Officials Condemn Russian Anti-Satellite Test That Threatened Astronauts
Russia conducted an anti-satellite test (ASAT) early on Monday (Nov. 15), generating hundreds of thousands of pieces of space debris…
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Space Rocks Keep Hitting Jupiter. What’s the Deal with That?
Jupiter has been taking a beating lately. In September and October, observers spotted two different asteroids slamming into the massive planet…
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How Scientists Could Tell The World If They Find Alien Life
Relatively soon, some prominent astrobiologists say, we will most likely have either found compelling evidence for extraterrestrial life or banished…
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Can Digital Replica of Earth Save the World from Climate Disaster?
A digital replica of Earth could help scientists better model the future of our planet and find solutions to problems…
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Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Visitor Likely A Cookie-Shaped Planet Shard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first…
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Japanese Spacecraft Brings Back Asteroid Chips That Look Like Charcoal
TOKYO (AP) — They resemble small fragments of charcoal, but the soil samples collected from an asteroid and returned to…
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