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<p>A rendering of a binary asteroid system.</p>

'Walnut' asteroid nearly a mile wide is flying by with a friend in May

The largest asteroid to come near our cosmic neighborhood this year has its own moon.

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<p>The InSight seismometer prior to receiving its protective cover.</p>

Marsquake! NASA InSight lander detects a shimmy on Mars

Shake it up. Mars' stomach is rumbling and InSight is there for it.

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<p>Google's Wing drones gained clearance from the FFA.&nbsp;</p>

Google spinoff Wing lands FAA clearance for drone deliveries

Wing aims to launch a delivery trial in Virginia later this year.

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Scientists discover bizarre new sea squirt stalking the ocean floor

Video of the never-before-seen creature was captured at the deepest point of the Indian Ocean.

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<p>The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower as captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station.&nbsp;</p>

The Lyrid meteor shower and its bright fireballs could show off Monday

These shooting stars are still peaking, but you may need to plan around a very bright, nearly full moon that's out to spoil the show.

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<p>A Cicada drone sits on the ground after deployment.</p>

See NASA test a swarm of 100 US Navy Cicada drones

The tiny drones travel in packs to investigate the weather.

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Remarkable Nat Geo footage shows ant's death by spore, and it's brutal

This clip from the Earth Day episode of TV show Hostile Planet is like something out of a horror movie.

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<p>The SpaceX Crew Dragon during testing in an anechoic chamber earlier in 2018.</p>

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers 'anomaly' during engine testing

Orange smoke was seen billowing from Landing Zone 1 during testing of the Crew Dragon capsule.

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<p>The bees of Notre Dame have been spotted hanging out on one of the gargoyles.</p>

Bees on Notre Dame rooftop survive this week's devastating fire

These Parisian bees managed to come through the fire alive and buzzing.

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3D-printed rocket engine fired up for the first time

Aerojet's RL10C-X rocket engine has a 3D-printed core, which survived the engine's first test.

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Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot robots hot off the production line!

Boston Dynamics revealed new video of its Spot robots working together to pull a truck across a parking lot. It says the four-legged robots should be available soon. We also take a look at how modular robots might help build a Martian habitat for astronauts, and the first 3D printed heart made with living human cells.

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<p>Hurricane Michael ripped into the community of Mexico Beach, Florida last October.</p>

Monster Hurricane Michael from 2018 gets late upgrade to category 5 storm

NOAA revisited the fierce hurricane's wind intensity and changed its grade.

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