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‘What is that material?’: Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup

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• Science & Astronomy

‘What is that material?’: Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup

Space.com December 15, 2023

Tasked with finding clues about origins of life on Earth, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft scooped up pieces of a rugged,...

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SpaceX to launch 1st batch of ‘direct to cell’ Starlink satellites early Dec. 15

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• Launch

SpaceX to launch 1st batch of ‘direct to cell’ Starlink satellites early Dec. 15

Space.com December 15, 2023

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Friday morning (Dec. 15), and...

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See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos

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• Science & Astronomy

See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos

Space.com December 15, 2023

The Geminid meteor shower stunned in its first of two peak nights in 2023. Photos from around...

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Saturn V moon rocket art revealed for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin

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• Commercial

Saturn V moon rocket art revealed for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin

Space.com December 15, 2023

The United States Mint is getting ready to put a rocket in your pocket. As first announced...

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Is humanity prepared for contact with intelligent aliens?

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• Science & Astronomy

Is humanity prepared for contact with intelligent aliens?

Space.com December 15, 2023

A new study calls for humanity to prepare for an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence and examines the...

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US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting

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• Policy & Politics

US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting

Space.com December 15, 2023

A new agreement between multiple U.S. government agencies aims to improve space weather forecasts and the government’s...

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Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission

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• Science & Astronomy

Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission

Space.com December 15, 2023

Nearly three years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars as part of a decades-long effort to...

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This ISS mission could ‘open some eyes’ about climate science

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• Science & Astronomy

This ISS mission could ‘open some eyes’ about climate science

Space.com December 15, 2023

NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission has delivered the first-ever comprehensive map of minerals...

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NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

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• Science & Astronomy

NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

Space.com December 15, 2023

As far as we know, life needs water.  Due to this simple truth, astronomers and astrobiologists have...

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‘For All Mankind’ season 4 episode 6 review: Culmination of a storyline decades in the making

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• Entertainment

‘For All Mankind’ season 4 episode 6 review: Culmination of a storyline decades in the making

Space.com December 15, 2023

Multi-season arcs are now the standard in prestige T.V., but most shows’ stories don’t unfold over multiple...

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