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Science Look at this comet's terrifically chaotic surface David Pescovitz

music Dig this swingin' Japanese version of the Batman TV theme song Ruben Bolling

Ancient Apocalypse debunked Society for American Archaeology asks Netflix to reclassify Ancient Apocalypse as "science fiction" Jennifer Sandlin

Comics Watch this cool asteroid size-comparison video Mark Frauenfelder

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Science Unusual asteroid could be worth $10,000 quadrillion David Pescovitz

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