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The Sciences

The Asteroid Belt: Wreckage of a Destroyed Planet or Something Else?

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Planet Earth

The Worst Year in History: Is 2020 a Contender?

Interstellar Comet Clark looms behind a world tinged orange by fire in the new disaster movie "Greenland." (Credit: STXfilms)

Attack of the Interstellar Comet

In 2022, the DART mission will practice deflecting an asteroid by crashing into it. But for now, there are no known asteroids that actually need deflection. (Credit: NASA/JHU-APL)

One Less Thing to Worry About (Mostly)

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe slammed into asteroid Bennu in October, grabbing a sample of the rocky surface. The outline indicates the relative size of the probe. (Credit: NASA-GSFC/University of Arizona)

We're Coming for the Asteroids. Are the Asteroids Coming for Us?

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Tunguska Explosion Caused by Asteroid Grazing the Earth, Say Scientists

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5 NASA Science Projects That Can Help Teach Kids Astronomy

Sodom and Gomorrah

Death From Above: Seven Unlucky Tales of People Killed by Meteorites

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The World Is Running Out of Elements, and Researchers Are Looking in Unlikely Places for Replacements

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How a Lost Apollo Rocket Returned to Earth  

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A Meteorite Killed a Man in Iraq in 1888, Historic Records Suggest

An "asteroid field" according to the Star Wars movies. In reality, the asteroid belt in our solar system is mostly a whole lot of nothingness. (Credit: Lucasfilm)

Space is Big, Empty and Very, Very Lonely

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