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The moon joins Mars and Jupiter in a 'mini planet parade' tonight. Here's how to see it
Mars and the moon will also be in conjunction tonight. If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a ...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
Lucy’s next stop — “the main event,” as Levison calls it — will be the Trojan asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...
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Was there ever a planet between Mars and Jupiter?
Is there evidence of a planet ever existing between Mars and Jupiter? MarkSmithtown, New York This splendid question gives us ...
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NASA Lucy spacecraft set for close encounter with Donaldjohanson asteroid near Jupiter
The Lucy spacecraft launched by NASA in 2021 is set to swoop past a small asteroid called Donaldjohanson near Jupiter.
The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It
If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...
New evidence finds Mars may have had conditions that could have supported life
A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.