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How NASA shifted an asteroid’s orbitUnder the radar A rock and a hard place
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The biggest astronomy stories of 2025In the spotlight From moons, to comets, to pop stars in orbit
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Panspermia: the theory that life was sent to Earth by aliensUnder The Radar New findings have resurfaced an old, controversial idea
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How worried should we be about asteroids?Today's Big Question Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth have fluctuated wildly this week
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Earth's mini-moon was the moon all alongUnder the radar More lunar rocks are likely floating in space
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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A giant meteor did double duty on Earth billions of years agoUnder the Radar Nutrients from the impact led to a "fertilizer bomb"
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Earth may be gaining a temporary moonUnder the radar A planetary plus-one
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The hunt for Planet NineUnder The Radar Researchers seeking the elusive Earth-like planet beyond Neptune are narrowing down their search
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Winchcombe meteorite: space rock may reveal how water came to EarthThe Explainer New analysis of its violent journey confirms scientific theories on the origin of our planet's H2O
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Asteroid mining: the money to be made in spaceThe Explainer Some asteroids are valued at £100trn-plus but mining them is easier said than done
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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Humans are polluting the upper atmosphere with flaming space junkSpeed Read Experts are still unsure of the effects
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The pros and cons of space colonizationfeature Is space the next frontier for humans, or merely a distraction from our earthly woes?
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Asteroid set to pass by Earth about as close as the moonSpeed Read
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How to see Wednesday's 'pink moon'Speed Read
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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