NASA awarded $850,000 to a company that wants to pick up space trash the old-fashioned way — with bags

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An illustration of space junk. Satellites and debris are not to scale.

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NASA scientists plan to bake, slice, and fire lasers at the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx to understand the creation of our solar system

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An illustration of OSIRIS-REx in orbit around asteroid Bennu.

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India's moon lander and rover didn't wake up despite high hopes

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India's moon rover, Pragyaan, made history as the first to explore the lunar south pole.

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Climate Week can make me feel cynical but there are signs that change might be underway

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Climate activists marched on Madison Avenue while protesting energy policy and the use of fossil fuels during New York's Climate Week.

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced they're building a computing system to help eliminate human disease by 2100, but costs may be hefty

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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The first known hybrid between a dog and a fox was discovered in Brazil after being hit by a car

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A domestic dog (L) and a pampas fox (R).
A domestic dog (L) and a pampas fox (R).

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Turtles purr like cats, croak like frogs, and even breathe like Darth Vader. No one really understands why.

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A painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) from the recent research.

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Earth's mysterious core is weirder than you think, and we're only just beginning to uncover its secrets

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An artist's impression of what the layers inside of the earth could look like. It shows the Earth quartered to reveal the crust, upper and lower mantle, and the outer and inner core, which are glowing bright at the center of the planet.
An illustration of Earth's core.

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NASA scientists calculated the exact date an asteroid could hit Earth with the force of at least 24 nuclear bombs. Thankfully, it's a long way off.

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An asteroid Bennu, a city-killer sized cosmic object, has a 1/2700 chance of hitting us in 2182.

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Thousands of fish died after the sea in Thailand turned green

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The sea in eastern Thailand has been affected by a plankton bloom that has resulted in massive wildlife deaths.

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