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September 29, 2016 in Earth: UN to launch space mission in 2021
September 29, 2016 in Astronomy: Our spiral arm of the Milky Way is bulkier than thought
September 29, 2016 in Earth: Earth’s atmospheric CO2 unlikely to fall below 400 ppm
September 28, 2016 in Mars: SpaceX CEO outlines plans for human colony on Mars
September 28, 2016 in Asteroids: Tests show OSIRIS-REx instruments functioning normally

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The United Nations will send Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft to low earth orbit five years from now. Credit: Sierra Nevada

UN to launch space mission in 2021

by Laurel Kornfeld in Earth

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Our spiral arm of the Milky Way is bulkier than thought
September 29, 2016
The clearest map yet made of the Milky Way galaxy shows that our home spiral arm is bigger than previously thought. [...]
Earth’s atmospheric CO2 unlikely to fall below 400 ppm
September 29, 2016
Mauna Loa measurements reveal global CO2 levels continue to increase. [...]

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