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Massive asteroid with own moon to pass close to earth at 5:00 pm ET

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An asteroid nearly two miles (three kilometers) wide is set to pass by Earth Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive flying object with its own moon. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4:59 pm (20:59 GMT),…

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NASA scientists use artistic filters to reveal the sun in stunning detail

NASA's solar gradient filter in action. Photo: Screenshot via NASA.gov.

Sometimes, in very rare circumstances, art and science can fuse and become one. Such is the case with a new video produced by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Using gradient filters commonly applied by photographers and graphic designers, NASA fine-tuned their high resolution videos of recent solar activity to reveal a…

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Obama to NASA experts: ‘Let me know if you find Martians’

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — US President Barack Obama on Monday ribbed scientists behind NASA’s roving robot Curiosity, instructing them to let him know right away if they found life on Mars. “If in fact, you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away,” Obama joked, as…

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WATCH LIVE: Update on Mars Curiosity rover

One of the first views from NASA's Curiosity rover

The Mars Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars, and NASA scientists are sharing the early results from the Red Planet. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Aug. 8. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

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UFO that puzzled NASA was polystyrene fake

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BRUSSELS — An unidentified flying object photographed high in the Belgian sky that puzzled even NASA scientists turns out to have been a fake made out of foam, the man behind the hoax said Tuesday. Though scientists pored over the picture of a triangular-shaped flying saucer with four lights, allegedly…

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