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Astronomers discovered something strange about 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Phaethon

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Entire known universe recreated in Minecraft by 18-year-old

(ChrisDaCow via YouTube)

In a game where you can build nearly anything, one 18-year-old spent two months creating and sharing the whole observable universe.

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Astronomers discovered something strange about 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Phaethon

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Phaethon is just the 11th known asteroid to demonstrate a changing rotational period.

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Russian Angara rocket launches mysterious military satellite

(Roscosmos)

Russia launched a small military satellite on Saturday (Oct. 15), pulling off its third orbital mission in less than a week.

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Skywatching

South Pole's never-ending night and daily auroras are a dream for astrophotographers

(Aman Chokshi)

"Sometimes the auroras are so bright that it feels as if they are lighting up the snow."

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Science & Astronomy

Dazzling Hubble Space Telescope image shows millions of stars glittering like jewels

(ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Cohen)

When the Hubble Space Telescope peered into an enormous star cluster called Terzan 4, it accessed a visual and scientific treasure trove.

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SpaceX

'Delightfully boring:' SpaceX's Dragon capsule Freedom aces 1st astronaut mission

(NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The first mission for SpaceX's newest Dragon crew capsule could hardly have gone more smoothly.

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Spaceflight

Landing on Mars: Keep straight and fly right for Martian touchdown success

(SpaceX)

Getting down, dirty and securely on Mars remains a delicate balance of technical skill, mixed in with hard-earned luck.

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China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts snap stunning photos of Earth, the moon and more

(CMSA)

The incredible images were taken aboard China's new orbiting lab, which is still under construction.

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Technology

Shields up! Radiation coating experiment will spend six months outside space station

(NASA)

The International Space Station experiment is a small step towards testing this tech for lunar exploration for the Artemis program, proponents say.

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NASA fires micro-bullets at Mars sample-return orbiter's meteoroid shield

(NASA)

NASA engineers are firing micro-bullets at squares of anti-meteoroid shield material that will protect a Mars sample return orbiter during its journey back to Earth.

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