Over the next few years, the Solar Orbiter probe will twist itself out of the plane of the solar system to provide the first clear views of the Sun's polar regions. (Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab)

The Sciences

Giving a Side-Eye to the Solar System

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The Remarkable Legacy of Spitzer—the Telescope and the Man

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Scientists Find Meteorite Pieces That Are Older Than the Solar System

Asteroid Impact

Found: Crater From Asteroid Impact That Covered 10% of Earth's Surface in Debris

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Astronomers Think Earth Recently Destroyed One of its Own Minimoons 

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Astronomers Look Inside Meteorites and Find the Sugars Needed for Life

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Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?

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Two Asteroids Collided in Deep Space, Sparking an Ancient Ice Age

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The Latest Photos From Hayabusa2’s Mission to Asteroid Ryugu Are Here

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Astronomers Spot an Asteroid Just Before it Zips Between Earth and Moon

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Japanese Asteroid Mission Touches Down on Ryugu, Collects Sample

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Atira Asteroids: Strange Family of Space Rocks Circle Close to Sun

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小行星

从侧面审视太阳系

Spitzer——望远镜与人的非凡遗产

科学家发现比太阳系更古老的陨石碎片

发现：小行星撞击形成的陨石坑，碎片覆盖地球表面10%

天文学家认为地球最近摧毁了一颗自己的微卫星

天文学家研究陨石内部，发现了生命所需的糖类

地球上的水从何而来？

两颗小行星在深空中相撞，引发了古代冰河时代

隼鸟2号探测器对小行星龙宫的最新照片已发布

天文学家发现一颗小行星，就在它从地球和月球之间飞过之前

日本小行星任务成功着陆Ryugu，采集样本

阿提拉小行星：一群奇特的空间岩石紧密环绕太阳

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