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'If there is a space race, China's already winning it': NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say
"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades."
Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022
On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.
Artemis Program: NASA's plan to send humans back to the moon
Basic information about the Artemis program's Space Launch System and Orion capsule.
The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."
Scientists spot a baby planet being born in real time (photo)
Astronomers have spotted telltale signs of a new planet actively growing out of the fog of gas and dust that surrounds it.
'City killer' asteroid could be nuked before close encounter with the moon
The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before it comes too close.
What happened to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
A killer asteroid slammed into Earth at 27,000 mph around 66 million years ago. Where is it now?
Soar through 44 million stars in Gaia telescope's latest 3D map of our galaxy — Space photo of the week
Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.
