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  1. Planetary Science

    Hayabusa2 just tried to collect asteroid dust for the first time

    The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down on asteroid Ryugu and attempted to gather a sample of its rock to bring back to Earth.

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  2. Astronomy

    Colliding neutron stars shot a light-speed jet through space

    A stream of particles created in a neutron star crash, detected in 2017 using gravitational waves, could explain certain mysterious flashes of light.

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  3. Anthropology

    African hominid fossils show ancient steps toward a two-legged stride

    New Ardipithecus ramidus fossils reveal how hominids were shifting toward humanlike walking more than 4 million years ago.

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  4. Physics

    Supernovas show the universe expands at the same rate in all directions

    Analyzing supernovas indicates that expansion rates agree within 1 percent across large regions of sky.