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Inside NASA's New Spaceship for Asteroid Missions

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A NASA vehicle originally developed as a moon rover is now being redesigned as a vehicle for visiting asteroids. [Full Story]

NEXT: Rare Particle Find May Cast Doubt on Popular Physics Theory

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An extremely rare particle measurement from the world's largest atom smasher casts doubt on a popular theory about the fundamental building blocks of the universe, including dark matter. [Full Story]

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