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NASA rings in New Year with historic flyby of faraway world
The spaceship was to collect 900 images over the course of a few seconds as it shaved by. Even clearer images should arrive over the next three days
Nasa spacecraft hurtles toward historic New Year’s flyby
Scientists figured out in 2017 that Ultima Thule is not spherical but possibly elongated in shape. It may even be two objects
Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Mars Insight’s goal is to listen for quakes and tremors as a way to unveil the Red Planet’s inner mysteries
Astrophysicists bicker over extraterrestrial drive-by
A scientific paper made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens
Scientists push back against Harvard ‘alien spacecraft’ theory
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object known to enter our solar system, accelerated faster away from the Sun than expected
NASA launches historic probe to ‘touch sun’
The unmanned spacecraft’s mission is to get closer than any human-made object ever to the centre of our solar system
First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars
It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet
Property crisis looms due to sea level rise, experts warn
Many will risk losing their largest financial asset — their homes. And municipalities will forfeit huge amounts of revenue from property taxes
World’s biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight
Hurricanes, heat waves, fires ravaged planet in 2017
California is currently battling its third largest wildfire since 1932, and such devastation could be the "new normal."
Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study
Without protein, growth is stunted, diseases are more common and early mortality is far more likely.
US health authorities confirm Zika causes birth defects
Scientists have confirmed that the virus causes microcephaly.
‘Almost zero’ response to Ebola from Western leaders
Médecins Sans Frontières chief claims the response to the catastrophe is "almost zero", with nations most concerned with self-protection.
Forensic DNA technology could identify kidnapped Nigerian girls
US and Spanish scientists say they are ready to help reunite the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls with their families, free of charge.
Nasa spots three asteroids for possible capture
Not only will Nasa capture an asteroid, but it will also drag it into orbit around the moon so that it can be routinely visited and studied.