As the New Horizons mission approached Ultima Thule, Rowan University paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara put our close-up study of the Kuiper Belt object into a deep-time perspective.
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Cosmic Collision Created “Snowman” MU69—the Farthest World Ever Explored
Close-up images from NASA’s New Horizons probe show the space rock has two distinct lobes
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China Makes Historic First Landing on Mysterious Far Side of the Moon
The milestone marks a turning point for China’s space exploration, and may unlock deep secrets of lunar history
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Remembering Riccardo Giacconi: A Titan of the Heroic Age of Astronomy
On the occasion of his passing, we honor a man for all seasons and an astronomer for all wavelengths
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Astrobiology Highlights of 2018
A very incomplete list of contributions furthering our search for life elsewhere (and other stuff)
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Discovery of Pulsars
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars (a specific type of neutron star) and got zero credit for it until recently. Here’s her story
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Pluto Is Far in the Rearview. Next Stop: Ultima Thule
NASA’s New Horizons is poised to arrive at the most distant object ever seen up close—and there could be more to come
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A Half Century Later, the Journey of <i>Apollo 8</i> Still Inspires
On Christmas Eve 1968 people worldwide stepped back from the throes of crises and recognized themselves as citizens of a tiny, fragile planet
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The Lunar Farside and the Cosmic Dark Age
China’s Chang’e 4 mission to the moon has something else up its sleeve
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With First-Ever Landing on Moon’s Farside, China Enters “Luna Incognita”
The Chang’e-4 mission could have major effects on Earthbound science and politics
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3-D Printing on Mars
It could make the vital job of building the habitats settlers need to stay alive vastly easier
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<i>Apollo 8,</i> 50 Years Later: The Greater Leap
The first flight to take astronauts around the moon looms larger than the first to land
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How to Approach the Problem of ‘Oumuamua
The first interstellar object ever found provides an excellent test of the scientific process
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Getting the Dirt on Creation–Inside OSIRIS-REx’s First Close Look at Bennu
NASA’s first sample-return mission to an asteroid is a voyage into the genesis of our solar system—and, perhaps, the precursors to life’s origins on Earth
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“Farout!” Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted
The pink-colored object is nearly 4 times more distant from the Sun than Pluto, and hints at the possibility of an as-yet-undiscovered giant planet farther out
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Caught in the Act–Astronomers Get Their Best Look Yet at a Supernova Blowing Up
New observations of a stellar explosion have revealed a surprise that could point to the trigger behind these violent, yet mysterious, eruptions
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The Birth of Worlds
Stunning new images of young planetary systems create a profound cosmic perspective
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Satellite Spies Methane Bubbling up from Arctic Permafrost
Radar instrument aboard a Japanese probe can spot signs of gas seeping from lakes that form as the ground thaws
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Look Up! Gleaming Geminid Meteor Shower of 2018 Peaks Tonight
The celestial display is expected to be the best meteor shower of 2018
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NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Snaps Selfie, Surveys Workspace
The Red-Planet-probing spacecraft is on course to deploy its instruments in early 2019
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