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Museum of the Bible Fails to Authenticate Miniature Bible Believed to Have Gone to Space, Pulls it from Display

Museum of the Bible Fails to Authenticate Miniature Bible Believed to Have Gone to Space, Pulls it from Display
The Museum of the Bible removed one of several miniature Bibles from its display after an expert questioned whether or not it actually went to the moon with an Apollo 14 astronaut.

NASA to Build Telescope to Find Killer Asteroids: Finding Hope for an Uncertain Future

NASA to Build Telescope to Find Killer Asteroids: Finding Hope for an Uncertain Future
While many are focusing on the “whistleblower” complaint against President Trump that was made public yesterday, NASA is responding to an issue that is celestial but could become terrestrial: the space agency is moving forward with plans to launch a telescope that could detect asteroids on a collision course with Earth. Why is such a telescope essential?

How Michael Collins Enabled Apollo 11 Moonwalk: The Way to Change the World

How Michael Collins Enabled Apollo 11 Moonwalk: The Way to Change the World
Fifty years ago this Saturday, at 1:46 p.m., astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin separated the lunar landing craft from the Apollo 11 command module. As they moved toward the moon, astronaut Michael Collins stayed behind. He was 250,000 miles from earth.

God in the Space Between the Stars: Voyager 2 Leaves Our Solar System

God in the Space Between the Stars: Voyager 2 Leaves Our Solar System
If you want to feel small, just imagine moving at 34 thousand miles per hour for forty years and getting—astronomically speaking—nowhere.

The Most Distant Object Ever Visited by a Spacecraft

The Most Distant Object Ever Visited by a Spacecraft
What do NASA scientists and the lead guitarist for the rock band Queen have in common? A bowling pin-shaped rock four billion miles from Earth that is making world headlines today.

Is a Skull-Shaped Asteroid Headed for Earth This Halloween?

Is a Skull-Shaped Asteroid Headed for Earth This Halloween?
Asteroid 2015 TB145 passed our planet three years ago. It missed us by just 300,000 miles and was visible to those with good telescopes. Eerily, it visited us on Halloween and looked very much like a skull.

Chinese Space Station Will Soon Crash into Earth

Chinese Space Station Will Soon Crash into Earth
China has lost control of Tiangong-1, its 8.5-ton space station. It will collide with our planet’s atmosphere sometime between March 24 and April 19. It is likely to hit somewhere in the northern US.

Could This Newly Discovered Planet Support Life?

Could This Newly Discovered Planet Support Life?
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a nearby planet.