The far side of the moon looks very different from the near side, and with the Chang’e 6 mission, scientists are hoping to learn why.
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Asteroid headed toward Earth? NASA simulation explores how the nation might respond
NASA and other federal agencies recently did a tabletop simulation of an Earth-threatening asteroid to see how they’d handle it
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Don’t look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet’s true color
Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.
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Brown University Team Plans Moon Rover Mission
Planetary scientists at Brown University are collaborating with a space exploration company to plan the scientific mission of a small-scale lunar rover.
