A relatively obscure meteor shower may put on a surprise performance in early December 2018. Chances are, you've never heard of the Andromedids, though it's worth keeping an eye out for these swift-moving meteors over the next week.
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According to a new study, there could be hundreds of identifiable objects in our Solar System like 'Oumuamua, some of which we could study in just a few years!
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A very important, but perhaps overlooked, aspect of the InSight mission was the first-ever deployment of CubeSats (MarCO) to deep space.
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The InSight Lander, which had touched down on the Martian surface just hours before, has deployed its solar cells and is ready to begin science operations!
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Earlier today, after a seven month journey through space, NASA's InSight Lander mission touched down on the Martian surface.
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A new study by a team of Rice University geophysicists indicates that the Earth's wandering poles could have triggered the last ice age.
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An international team of astronomers recently located a triple star system in our galaxy that will someday unleash a massive gamma-ray burst.
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According to a new study, ancient lakes on Mars filled up so quickly that they overflowed, carving canyons in the surface that are still visible today.
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The AMBRE project, an international consortium of astronomers, was able to find a star that formed with our Sun (and is almost identical) about 184 light-years away
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