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NASA scientist warns humans under-prepared for next big asteroid impact
We should start building an interceptor spacecraft now.
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NASA astronaut Terry Virts talks about what he learnt in space
Terry Virts has spent 200 days in space, been commander of the ISS, and taken more photos of Earth from space than any other person. He shares his photos, as well as things he’s learnt watching the world from afar.
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New high resolution images reveal Mercury is tectonically active
Mercury joins Earth as the only known tectonically active planet in our Solar System.
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This is what a dying star looks like
Hubble Space Telescope captures the colourful death of a star like our Sun, 4000 light years away.
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Gaia satellite to build the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way ever made
The European Space Agency has charted more than a billion Milky Way stars – on its way to building the most detailed 3D map of our galaxy ever made.
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First images from the Sun’s edge reveal origins of Solar wind
NASA scientists have for the first time imaged the edge of the Sun, enabling them to describe the mysterious origins of Solar wind.
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It’s all in the atmosphere: Exploring planets orbiting distant stars
The red hue of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse gives astronomers a clue on how to find out more about the planets being discovered around other stars.
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NASA to sample asteroid that might one day hit Earth
There’s a one in 2500 chance that it will hit – but we won’t be around to see it.
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First search for atmospheres around Earth-sized exoplanets
NASA’s Hubble telescope has made the first atmospheric study of two Earth-sized planets outside our Solar System.
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NASA’s Juno sends first view from Jupiter orbit
This is the first in-orbit view from JunoCam, taken when NASA’s Juno spacecraft was 4.3 million kilometres from Jupiter.