At the center of this image made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young…
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That ‘city-killer’ asteroid? It won’t hit Earth after all : NPR
This image made available by University of Hawaii’s asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of…
Pod Corner: The Other Moonshot
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What’s behind black hole ‘fireworks,’ according to scientists : NPR
This artist’s concept shows Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky…
Musk appears to target Artemis project, Space Launch System : NPR
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft aboard the mobile launcher as it…
Axions could help solve physics’ dark matter problem : Short Wave : NPR
The combined gravity of all the regular and dark matter trapped inside the cluster shown here…
Valentine’s Day aurora may appear in northern U.S. skies : NPR
The aurora borealis, commonly called the northern lights, illuminate the sky over a horse pasture in…
President Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk could propel humans to Mars : NPR
Mars, from composite of photos from three cameras from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter…
How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth? : NPR
This photo provided by NASA shows the Orionid meteors on Oct. 13, 2015. Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA/AP…
What it would take to send people to Mars
Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk’s close relationship with Trump.…