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Hayabusa2 just tried to collect asteroid dust for the first time

The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down on asteroid Ryugu and attempted to gather a sample of its rock to bring back to Earth.

By Lisa Grossman | 3:07pm, February 22, 2019

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Astrobiology

News | Astrobiology

Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist

By Lisa Grossman | 1:04pm, February 19, 2019

Soapbox | Astrobiology

It’s time to start taking the search for E.T. seriously, astronomers say

By Lisa Grossman | 6:00am, January 28, 2019

Feature | Astrobiology

Two daring spacecraft aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth

By Lisa Grossman | 2:42pm, January 15, 2019
Astronomy

News | Astronomy

Colliding neutron stars shot a light-speed jet through space

By Lisa Grossman | 11:53am, February 22, 2019

News in Brief | Astronomy

Supernovas show the universe expands at the same rate in all directions

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, February 22, 2019

News | Astronomy

LIGO will be getting a quantum upgrade

By Emily Conover | 2:54pm, February 15, 2019
Cosmology

News | Cosmology

A cosmic flare called the ‘Cow’ may reveal a new way that stars die

By Lisa Grossman | 11:12am, January 14, 2019

News | Cosmology

A second repeating fast radio burst has been tracked to a distant galaxy

By Lisa Grossman | 1:08pm, January 09, 2019

News | Cosmology

Voyager 2 spacecraft enters interstellar space

By Lisa Grossman | 12:57pm, December 10, 2018
Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

A space rock collision may explain how this exoplanet was born

By Jeremy Rehm | 1:40pm, February 04, 2019

News in Brief | Exoplanets

The first suspected exomoon may remain hidden for another decade

By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, January 15, 2019

News | Exoplanets

Less than a year after launch, TESS is already finding bizarre worlds

By Lisa Grossman | 4:13pm, January 08, 2019
Particle Physics

News | Particle Physics

Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, February 15, 2019

Year in Review | Particle Physics

These 2018 findings could be big news — if they turn out to be true

By Cassie Martin | 11:00am, December 21, 2018

Year in Review | Particle Physics

Neutrino discovery launched a new type of astronomy

By Emily Conover | 8:29am, December 17, 2018
Planetary Science

News in Brief | Planetary Science

Neptune’s smallest moon may be a chip off another moon

By Lisa Grossman | 1:00pm, February 20, 2019

News | Planetary Science

After 15 years on Mars, it’s the end of the road for Opportunity

By Lisa Grossman | 2:16pm, February 13, 2019

News in Brief | Planetary Science

A basketball-sized rock hit the moon during the last lunar eclipse

By Lisa Grossman | 12:01pm, February 05, 2019

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