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As Asteroid Day marks its 10th anniversary, U.S. Senators Kelly and Cornyn introduce a resolution to establish National Asteroid Day.

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Learn how a new discovery of a giant planet can help scientists refine their theories of how planets form.

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.