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paleolithic milestones

Back to the Stone Age: 17 key milestones in Paleolithic life

By Tom Metcalfe published

The Stone Age may not have been "The Flintstones," but there were definitely caveman qualities to it.

Archaeology
Solar System objects

10 Interesting Places in the Solar System We'd Like to Visit

By Adam Mann published

Counting down the weirdest spots in our cosmic backyard.

Astronomy
A colorful view of Mercury produced from images taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft.

What’s the Closest Planet to Earth? Not Venus, Scientists Say

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

That acronym you learned to memorize the order of the planets has led you astray.

Venus
SpaceX's Starman mannequin is seen inside Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster with Earth in the background, shortly after launch on Feb. 6, 2018. As of Nov. 2, the duo were beyond the orbit of Mars.

SpaceX's 'Starman' and Its Tesla Roadster Are Now Beyond Mars

By Mike Wall published

Starman has put a lot of miles on his ride in the last nine months.

Mars
BepiColombo Mission First Image

BepiColombo Spacecraft Headed to Mercury Snaps 1st Photo, a Selfie

By Mike Wall published

Mercury
NASA HAVOC at Venus

NASA Wants to Send Humans to Venus, to Live in Airships Floating on Clouds

By Gareth Dorrian, Ian Whittaker published

But how is such a mission even possible?

Venus
Hot, burning earth, doomsday.

Stephen Hawking: Earth Could Turn Into Hothouse Planet Like Venus

By Tia Ghose published

Stephen Hawking recently described a runaway climate scenario in which Earth turns into a hothouse planet like Venus, but most climate experts say it is a gross exaggeration.

Climate Change
The Parker Solar Probe

Touching the Sun: NASA Mission Renamed 'Parker Solar Probe'

By Mike Wall published

NASA's upcoming sun-studying mission, which will come much closer to Earth's star than any spacecraft in history, has been renamed the Parker Solar Probe, agency officials announced today (May 31).

The Sun
NASA is sending the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft to within 4 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the sun in 2018. And they are taking every precaution to keep the craft from melting.

Could a Spacecraft Fly to the Sun?

By Laura Geggel published

Humans have sent spacecraft to the moon, the red planet Mars and even distant interstellar space, but can we send a spaceship to the scorching sun?

The Sun
(Left) Artist's illustration of the Lucy spacecraft flying by the Trojan asteroid Eurybates. Trojans are fossils of planet formation and so will supply important clues to the earliest history of the solar system. (Right) Psyche, the first mission to the m

Truly Strange Asteroids Take Center Stage in 2 New NASA Missions

By Mike Wall published

NASA's next low-cost planetary missions will attempt to unravel the mysteries of some odd asteroids.

Asteroids
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