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3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system
Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...
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What is space and what’s floating about in it?
We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.
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Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon
"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...
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OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
A Solar System Is Born: Planet-Forming “Pebbles” Detected Around Two Distant Young Stars
Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...