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In the new movie “Project Hail Mary,” an alien microbe known as Astrophage dims the sun by consuming its solar energy, putting Earth at risk. The concept is fictional, but some Michigan State ...

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This was the scene in early 2023 when technicians were transporting the precious sample of asteroid Bennu, obtained by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The sample was headed for a newly constructed clean ...

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