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NASA Small-Body Database shows the orbits of the Earth, moon and asteroid 2023 DZ2.

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An airplane-sized asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon's orbits Saturday

The asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. It's about 160 feet long — about the size of an airplane.

March 25, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
An artist's vision of the first interstellar object discovered in the solar system, 'Oumuamua.

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Scientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangely

A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.

March 24, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The Terran 1 rocket, made largely of 3D-printed metal parts, launched successfully but failed to reach orbit on Wednesday.

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A 3D-printed rocket launched successfully but failed to reach orbit

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its debut launch Wednesday night, passing a critical milestone. But it failed after three minutes of flight, crashing into the ocean.

March 23, 2023
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  • Brendan Byrne,
  • Emma Bowman,
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The Milky Way's Galactic Center and Jupiter (brightest spot at center top) are seen from near Reboledo, department of Florida, Uruguay, early on August 24, 2020.

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5 planets could be visible in the night sky next week

On Monday and Tuesday, you may be able to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars all at once.

March 23, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
This computer-generated 3D model of Venus' surface shows the summit of Maat Mons. A new study found one of the volcano's vents became bigger and changed during 1991.

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Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say

Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ari Daniel
As more robots and people travel to the moon in coming years, some researchers believe it's time to set a lunar time standard.

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If daylight saving time seems tricky, try figuring out the time on the moon

Scientists are pondering how to tell time on other celestial bodies. It's a lot harder than you might think.

March 12, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Carmen Molina Acosta
Expedition 68 Flight Engineers, pictured clockwise from left, Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann from NASA, and Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) gather for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module on March 1.

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Four astronauts fly SpaceX back home to end 5-month mission

The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after spending five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October.

March 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Asteroid 2023 DW will make a close approach to Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. NASA and other agencies are closely monitoring the asteroid to learn more about its projected path.

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Newly found asteroid has a 'very small chance' of hitting Earth, NASA says

Less than two weeks after it was discovered, asteroid 2023 DW sits at the top of the "risk list" maintained by the European Space Agency.

March 10, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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Mattel is modeling a Barbie doll after space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Aderin-Pocock's interest in space travel goes back to her childhood. She hopes the doll will inspire girls that STEM is for them. STEM being science, technology, engineering and math.

March 08, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
This imagery from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the debris blasted from the surface of Dimorphos 285 hours after NASA's DART spacecraft smashed into the asteroid's surface.

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Astronomers still have their eyes on that asteroid NASA whacked

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid, directly altering its path through space. Scientists are still studying the space rock to learn more.

March 04, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A fighter jet flies near a large balloon drifting above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina near Myrtle Beach, Feb. 4. Minutes later, the balloon was struck by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet, ending its weeklong traverse over the United States. China said the balloon was a weather research vessel blown off course, a claim rejected by U.S. officials.

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The Chinese balloon saga could be part of a new space race closer to Earth

China has put new focus on airships hovering in a part of the sky just before outer space. Although Beijing says they're scientific, analysts say the data helps the country develop advanced weapons.

March 03, 2023
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  • Emily Feng
Venus and Jupiter, in a rare conjunction, seem close even though they are 400 million miles apart.

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  • Science

Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss

The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe.

March 02, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
This timed exposer shows the trail as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the companys Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from pad 39A for the Crew-6 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early on March 2, 2023.

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  • Space

SpaceX launches its 9th crewed mission as it heads to space station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.

March 02, 2023
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  • Russell Lewis
GPB News NPR

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  • Space

NASA made history by knocking an asteroid off course. Now, it's publishing the data

Scientists are finally publishing all the details of what happened when a NASA spacecraft smashed into an asteroid to try to push it off course in September of 2022.

March 02, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
GPB News NPR

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Look to the night sky for a dose of awe as Venus and Jupiter dance

This evening, right after sunset, the sky will display something beautiful: the brightest planets Venus and Jupiter will come so close to each that they will almost look like they might touch.

March 02, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
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